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larathia · 2 years
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I realize a lot of the fandom doesn’t really want to think about this, but it’s very important to remember that at all times, all times, Hanako never once, not for one instant, forgets that he is dead. That he is not just the ‘weird classmate with cool powers’ or some kind of neat secret friend, the way Nene and Kou often treat him as. He. Is. Dead. He went through the experience of dying. He has long been aware of what being a ghost means - that he will never change again, while all around him students will laugh and learn and grow up and grow away and classes will change and uniforms will change and technology will change and music will change and he will never change again. He will never grow up. He will never be married, he will never have kids, he will never even graudate from that school. He’s watched entire classes of students enter the middle school door and walk out the high school door, the whole process. He’s seen that several times - kids younger than Kou, becoming kids older than Teru and just...disappearing out into the world, while he stays exactly the same.
A big part of understanding Hanako is understanding that he never forgets this. Ever. Nene can forget it, Kou can forget it...Hanako never forgets it. He tries to remind them of this fact - most recently in the last chapter we saw him in - but he’s also seen this happen enough that he knows that Kou and Nene can’t really understand what it means. 
But Hanako does. When he’s acted to protect them, or even when he’s acted to cage them, there’s a kind of temporal panic behind that. They will grow up. They will, like every generation before them, eventually grow beyond him. They will change. I think it’s what keeps him from being attached to Kou, and it’s also what sends him into a panic with Nene. Because he can’t grow with her, and he knows it, but he would give anything to give her something that she can take with her into the world of him. And while he knows her fate is to die soon - that she is in effect fated to be just like him, never to grow up, never to change - you can see how much he hates it in just how hard he fights for that not to be her fate.
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nanabansama · 2 years
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The Eight Greater Hells
Hello, kind followers. Have you ever heard of Buddhism?
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Yeah, well, I'm sure you have! But as with most people, you probably only know a little bit about it.
In Japan, Buddhism is the second most practiced religion, after Shinto. Many Japanese people will practice both religions, however.
Now, I will be upfront with you. I do not actually know much about Buddhism. But as there are so many links to Buddhism in Hanako, I thought it would be worth examining the religion further.
And what concept does Buddhism have that Shinto doesn't, kids...?
ⁱᵗˢ ᵒᵏᵃʸ ⁱᵐ ⁿᵒᵗ ᵉˣᵖᵉᶜᵗⁱⁿᵍ ᵃⁿ ᵃⁿˢʷᵉʳ
IT HAS...
 (っ◔◡◔)っ ♥ HELL♥ !!!
And what did Hanako say in the pilot again...?
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He said that he would go to Hell if he continued to break the rules.
While it's up in the air how much that matters in the current Hanako continuity, Hanako is still paying for the crime of killing someone.
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He is trying to erase his guilt, and should he fail to do that... perhaps he really would go to Hell?
So I thought it might be fun to examine the myriad of terrible punishments that could be awaiting our poor Amane!!! And what better season is there to explore these sweltering Hot Narakas than during Summer Vacation? 🌞
Now leave your Five precepts at the door, and let's jump right in!!!
1: Sañjīva (等活地獄)
There are several Narakas (Hells) in Buddhism. The Eight Greater Hells are but some of them; there are far kinder punishments out there.
The reason I am exploring the Eight Greater Hells is because they are where Amane would most likely be headed. And in order to be condemned to Sañjīva, you have to kill someone.
Sañjīva is said to be the least painful of the Eight Greater Hells, and is situated the highest of any of them. So what exactly happens there?
Those who fall to Sañjīva automatically hate everyone else that has fallen to Sañjīva. They will relentlessly attack one another, tearing the meat from each other bit by bit until only their bones remain.
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Once their bones are completely meatless, low-ranking devils will crush them into fine powder.
A refreshing wind will then below, calling upon their ravaged bodies to regenerate. Their bones will form back together, and their scattered flesh will recombine to make them whole again.
They will then repeat this process over and over again until their sentence is finished. Apparently, this could take well over 1 trillion years to complete.
...and that's the NICEST one!!! Can you believe that? Perhaps it's possible some guy could take pity on Amane, sending him to one of the nicer Narakas, but I'm a bit doubtful.
But what if Amane did even worse, somehow? Where else could he go...?
2. Kālasūtra (黒縄地獄)
If, in addition to stealing another's life, you have also committed thievery, then you would end up in Kālasūtra.
Now, I'm not gonna just waggle my finger around and randomly accuse Amane of being a thief. But we can't say that for sure! And maybe stealing Aoi's life and giving it to Yashiro counts? Ehhh?
So for the sake of research, we'll still examine this Naraka.
Being situated below Sañjīva, it's naturally a worser fate than the previous one. The lower you go, the worse it gets!
Here, the sinners will be bound in ropes of searing-hot iron. These ropes will burn their flesh, leaving black lines of charred skin behind. Talk about a rope burn!
Next, demons will use axes to cut the bodies apart, using the marks burned into their skin as a guide. Yowch!
They may also be forced to walk a tight rope between two iron mountains, carrying slabs of iron on their backs. If they fall, they will either splatter on the ground, or fall into a giant pot and be boiled alive.
You also stay in this Naraka much longer than that of your time in Sañjīva... this one takes 12 trillion years!!! Can you believe that!? They say this punishment is ten times worse than the last, and I'm inclined to agree!
3. Saṃghāta (衆合)
So! I'm sure you're just dying to know what horrible sin would land you in a place worse than the previous two Hells. What horrible act could someone commit to justify such torture!?
Well, that would be...
...lewdness.
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Yeah. Really.
Okay, so am I saying Amane commited some fiendish crime of lewdness so horrible, so devastating, that it condemened him to Hell!? No, of course not!!! ᵒʳ ᵃᵐ ᶦ
But considering Hanako's track record, I feel like the possibility that he could go here isn't out of the question... plus, it's just fun to see what kind of horrible punishments await these poor sinners.
As you can see in this image, this place is full of demons carrying giant metal slabs. The demons will then use these giant metal slabs to crush the sinners between them, making yummy jelly sandwiches. 🥪
And I'm sure you also want to know what Saṃghāta is all about, don't you!?
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There is also a punishment featuring a tree, where a young, beautiful woman stands at the top of it. She beckons the sinner to climb, begging them to embrace her...
...but the tree is lined with leaves as sharp as razors, and doing so rips their body apart. Even worse, when they finally reach the top, the beautiful woman will suddenly be at the bottom of the tree! She will then beckon them to climb down... and then up again... and down... and up... and...
...this process will just continue indefinitely. Horny bastards!
As if this couldn't get any worse, it lasts for 103 trillion years. Unbelievable!!!
4. Raurava (叫喚)
Ehh, so, I'll be honest. I don't think this one suits Amane at all. But I'm just including it for completionist's sake, at this point.
You get here through, in addition to the previous sins, indulging in the pleasure of intoxication. Whether that be through alcohol or drugs or whatever, it's a sin.
I guess Amane could have had a beer once? I don't know, I never met him!!
Anyways, it's hot here in Raurava. You're being scorched by the ground beneath you. Demons are chasing after you. They are pouring molten iron into your mouth and destroying your vital organs. It sucks, etc.
It also lasts for 829 trillion years!!! These numbers are getting so big, they don't even feel like they mean anything anymore.
5. Mahāraurava (大叫喚)
Not sure if you noticed just yet, but this Naraka is very similar to the last. Just look at the name! It's the same thing, just with Mahā in front of it.
Mahā means Great, as in big or large. Meaning, essentially, this is just a bigger, worser version of the last one. Yahoo!
To get here, in addition to everything else, you need to tell lies. This one is a bit more realistic for Amane, I think. He loves lying!
As an appropriate punishment for any liar, they stab their tongues with sharp, flaming nails, preventing their voices from crying out. They will then cut their tongue offs with scissors, over and over again, because it keeps growing back.
If I'm honest... I feel like this one isn't super similar to the last one, but what do I know!? Oral torture is oral torture, I guess.
And this one lasts... 6 quadrillion years!? Ay-ay-ay...
8. Avīci (阿鼻)
"Hey, wait a minute!" You might be saying. "That says 8! The last one was 5! Where's the other two!?"
Well, kind follower...
I have decided to skip them.
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Sorry, I just... I want to get to the coolest Naraka already, okay!? Are people still even reading this!?
So, Avīci! If you were to hear of any one of these, it'd likely be this one. This is the granddaddy of Hell. The big cheese! If you're already gonna go to Hell, then aim for the very top, I say.
And by top, I mean the very bottom, of course.
To get here, you usually have to commit at least one of the Five Grave Offenses. Out of those five, the only ones I can see fitting Amane are two of them.
And they are... killing your mother and/or father.
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Now, I personally have a tough time believing Amane killed his parents, but it's still worth thinking about. And, unfortunately, killing your little brother in itself is not good enough a reason to be sent to Avīci. Ridiculous, I know!
So, what exactly does Hell's worst punishment have in store for these daddy killers?
As Avīci is situated in the deepest part of Hell, it takes a while to get there. You have to fall for 2000 years just to reach it! All the while, these falling fallen souls can hear the screams of the damned beneath them, giving them a taste of what's to come...
Well, to give you an idea, another name for this Naraka is the Endless Hell... because the pain never stops.
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When they finally arrive in Avīci, they will find themselves in a flaming fortress. The fortress is surrounded by tall, barbed wire fences, and groves of bladed trees. For extra good measure, there is also a 248 mile tall metal dog with knives for teeth guarding the exit. There's zero chance of escape!
Within the fortress itself, there are fearsome, fire-spitting demons that fill the fortress with fire. Countless numbers of wasps and giant snakes will assault the sinners with fire and venom. And if that wasn't bad enough, there's a torrential downpour of metal bricks raining down from the sky!
This nonstop onslaught of attacks will burn holes into the victim's flesh, allowing the fire to scorch them both inside and out.
But wait, there's more! Demons will pry the sinner's mouths open with metal clamps, and hammer their tongues down with a hundred nails. The demons will then shove flaming metal pucks inside their mouths, and pour molten metal down their gullets... ᵗʰⁱˢ ᵏⁱⁿᵈ ᵒᶠ ʳᵉᵐⁱⁿᵈˢ ᵐᵉ ᵒᶠ ᴿᵃᵘʳᵃᵛᵃ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴹᵃʰᵃʳᵃᵘʳᵃᵛᵃ ᵗʰᵉʸ ˢʰᵒᵘˡᵈ ʳᵉᵃˡˡʸ ᵍᵉᵗ ᵐᵒʳᵉ ᶜʳᵉᵃᵗⁱᵛᵉ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵗʰᵉˢᵉ ᵗʰⁱⁿᵍˢ 
Anyway, this place clearly SUCKS! And these poor souls will be forced to experience this torture for 3 quintillion years!!!
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All right, well, as fun as it was, I think that's enough of imagining Amane being tortured for now. ♪  ᵀʰᵃᵗˢ ʷʰᵃᵗ ʷᵉ ʷᵉʳᵉ ᵈᵒⁱⁿᵍ ʳⁱᵍʰᵗ
If you read this far, then thanks for joining me! I think it would be super interesting if, one day, AidaIro decides to further elaborate on the concept of Hell within the series.
Maybe we could even experience it with the characters...!? Road trip!!!
And remember, kids... never, under any circumstance, and I cannot stress this enough, EVER kill your parents!!! It's not worth it, man! Seriously!!!
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pixelatedtaken · 2 years
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PICTURE PERFECT ARC/FAKE WORLD ARC!
Before I get to that... can we talk about THIS?
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Summer Festival chapters 37-38, this panel is in 38.
And Yashiro decides that THIS was a dream! I mean, it could have been but does anyone of us believe that? No! Plus, let's say it was a dream, why did Yashiro dream of little Hanako/Amane to say "you're my type" while she has multiple times REFUSED that she likes Hanako in that way. I can't...
NEXT!
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Honestly, when this arc started (I had gotten spoiled that this would happen) I thought "oh, Hanako is alive now...", I was confused just as much as Yashiro was and then when I saw Mitsuba is alive as well... something definitely felt off. The fact that only Kou and Yashiro were aware, didn't sit right with me. But it was cute and then...
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This happens, and it's not cute, it's not fun. Though, question. Later on, it is revealed that both Hanako and Mitsuba were aware that this world was fake, Mitsuba knew for sure since he was there when it happened but Hanako obviously wasn't dumb enough to believe that it was real, since he was alive in 1960s not when Yashiro is. Anyway, my question is, why didn't Akane get drugged into this? And if he did, which I don't think so, why wasn't he aware? Another question... where was Teru? Though it wouldn't be wise to have him in that world but still, he said nothing after the fact either. And yes, he hasn't for many events but he said something in the whole Clock Keepers chapters and this seemed just as an important thing to have happened... maybe he didn't notice but I somehow doubt that.
Also! Bc Hanako was aware or I guess, it was the real Hanako in that world the whole time...
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HE DRUGGED THIS OUT OF YASHIRO AND GOD DAMN! This meant something to him. Her saying that she likes him as Amane as well and then later on...
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The moment on the roof where Yashiro again says that she likes Hanako, mind you this is the second time she says it without adding "as a friend" after it.
Anyway though...
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Yashiro learning about her shortened life span, both shocked me but it was also something I was expecting in a way. It's sad really, how even though Hanako pretended to not care if Yashiro dies (in the The Three Clock Keepers chapters), the reason why he didn't reveal himself, the reason why he didn't want to destroy this fake world was for Yashiro. He wants her to live and if this was a loophole, he would take it. Even if he made them, Kou and Yashiro, mad at him. He didn't care.
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But of course, let me quickly introduce the No.4 of the Seven Mysteries, Shijima Mei. Honestly, her story confused me, like, is she dead and that's her dead spirit or is that her imaginary personality that came to life after her death? I got confused, I don't know.
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Well, that's the end, the fake world was destroyed and this is the last panel of it. Honestly, I still have stuff to say but I will have a post solely focused on it, haha.
Next post will be favourite panels, and thank you for reading this, honestly...
Bye! 💖
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mokkemusic · 3 years
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Hanako admitting to himself what he truly wants
So we all remember the parallels from the Clock Keepers Arc to Picture Perfect right? Hanako realizing that for the first time ever there’s someone in his life that makes him care about who lives and who dies. Something precious enough to him that he wants to have a future unlike himself.   
“I don’t know what you think of me kid... But i’m already dead. So if someone else is going to live or die... It makes no difference to me.” 
“It shouldn’t have made a difference... If you were doomed to die. I didn’t think I’d care... one way or the other, but... I want you to live, Yashiro...”
But now... can we talk about this in ch 58 for a second 
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He can’t go the moon with her. He can’t be with her and at this point right here he doesn’t even contemplate the idea at all if he could stay with her. He doesn’t even voice internally this is what he wants. He instead apologizes to her internally like he rejected her wants because he can't even ever entertain the idea that this will last. He knows it won't and he’s set in that belief acknowledging nothing else but the fact that he will grant Yashiro’s wish and extend her lifespan somehow. 
Now let’s talk about ch 71
Hanako knows that the severance is happening and he’s gonna be separated from her. But in this moment now he does voice to himself what he truly wants! He does entertain the idea of going to the moon with Yashiro (continuing to be with her) He doesn’t want this! 
He now cares so much that he want’s to think about what a future with Yashiro would be like right when it’s all falling apart (literally). But we don’t talk about this growth. He doesn’t see himself as someone who deserves a future, he’s dead, he’s a murder and so on... BUT that doesn't stop him right now from admitting to himself this is what he wants. Cause he found something in this universe that is worth desiring this anyway. 
And maybe it's just me who feels this way but for someone with as much self hated as Hanako, that is a huge step. Cause he’s clinging to the one thing that makes him forget about all that in this very moment and admiting this might be a reason to fight to get back to even this limbo if he could.  
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amane-by-together · 3 years
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I do adore || Yashiro Nene
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Yashiro Nene x Female! Reader
genre: fluff and shoujo ai (girls love)
summary: when yashiro gets tired for having unrequited love towards men starts to have romantic feelings for [name]
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“When every little thing you do, I do adore.”
Yashiro had always been head over heels to tall and handsome guys. The senpai whom she liked for three years, spent herself learning how to cook, sew and gardening, ended up getting rejected and calling her a radish.
Teru Minamoto. The president of the student council, known for his good looks and a kind personality. Yashiro had woken up from her fantasies and knew that she didn't deserve him, but he'll be the person she'll look up to instead.
The cream haired girl was frustrated about her love life and wanting to get a boyfriend to make her fairytale come true. It's hard being a romantic, that's what you get from reading romance and fantasy novels.
That's where Yashiro dropped her wishes on having a boyfriend due to her having unrequited love and insecurities because of her legs, decided to focus more on studies and friends. Guess what? She failed to do so.
[name] [surname] was a new student, she transferred a month ago and immediately got along with everyone. [name] and Yashiro started to become friends and had a lot in common, making them even closer.
For whatever reason, [name] never failed to make Yashiro's heart skip a beat. “Yashiro-chan~!” [name] skipped over to her seat and grins sweetly. “Guess what~?”
“Yeah?” Yashiro asked, a little nervous on [name]'s closeness. “Do you need something?” she winced. [name] started to talk about what happened about her day as Yashiro listened on every word she says.
Voices from other classmates started to fade around her and Y/n's voice is the only thing Yashiro can hear. The cream haired girl watched her small movements such as tucking hair behind her ear and the way she smiles brighter than the moon.
Yashiro's heart started to pound inside her ribcage. Her cheeks suddenly warming at the longer she stared at [name] while her thoughts are racing. ‘I don't understand why [name]-chan isn't popular, I mean she's very pretty, kind and caring and...’
Her thoughts were interrupted by a small giggle from [name]'s lips. Yashiro could've fainted right there, her giggles are very endearing, oh how she wished she could make her laugh like that.
Yashiro had never felt this much romance from her previous crushes. Most of them came from pure admiration and looks, seems like [name] outshined all of them. Other than wanting to be like [name], she wanted to be with hers also.
“[name]-chan, what do you think about my legs, by the way?” Yashiro twiddled her fingers, her magenta eyes darting away from the pretty girl's direction. [name]'s expression turned soft, she tenderly wrapped her hands around Yashiro's. This made her heartbeat quicken and her whole face turned into a beautiful shade of vermillion. "Sorry for the sudden question though, I j-just wanted to k-know..."
"Your legs look fine to me, Yashiro-chan." [name] replied, reassuring her with the sweetest smile she could ever give to someone. “I think you are cute too...” she said.
“R-Really?” Yashiro lights up and beamed. [name] nodded sheepishly. The cream haired girl was swooning so hard, she felt like a leading lady in a kdrama with cherry blossoms all around. [name] went back to her seat, leaving Yashiro to fan her blushing face in between stutters. ‘[name]-chan, called me pretty...’
Its not everyday where someone calls you pretty, for Yashiro, its more like a one in a million moment and the compliment was from [name] herself. And Yashiro absolutely adores her for that.
Yashiro glances towards [name] across on where she was sitting. [name] was looking over to the window while her cheek is resting on top of her palm, admiring the falling cherry blossoms during spring. “I'm falling for you everyday...” she whispered under her breath with a pink color tinting her cheeks.
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[name], a certain girl who is currently running around Yashiro's mind that night. The naivete couldn't stop thinking about her, she just got her first female crush. “[name]... why are you making me flustered...” she murmured against her pillows. Yashiro notices her hamster, Black Canyon, munching on a sunflower seed silently. “What should I do Black Canyon?”
Maybe she could write her feelings about [name] in her diary. Yashiro stood up and went over to her study desk to get her diary. She begins to write, wholeheartedly pouring out her love for [name].
“I want to hold her hand and whisk her away. I want her in my arms protectively. I wish we could be like feathers that softly fall for another. I want to feel your soft lips against mine. I wish you were mine...”
Yashiro sighed and slumped her shoulders with a flustered look on her face. She was too in love for [name] its driving her crazy. Who knew a girl who dreamed about a prince giving her a romantic fantasy dream would fall for a pretty and kind girl?
If only she was a guy, she blamed fate for being a girl who had fallen head over heels in love for [name]. Yet she feared a lot of things: What would [name] think about her sexuality and knew that she likes her? What if she starts to avoid her for it? It will be another rejection for Yashiro if that happened.
All Yashiro ever wanted, was to be together with [name]. The relationship where she can hold her hand, cuddling her in her arms, smothering kisses all over her face, she always wished to do that to [name].
Ring Ring!
Yashiro picked up the phone since it was her dear friend, Aoi, who was calling. She took a deep breath and answered. “Aoi...” she said.
“Good evening Nene-chan, I got bored and I decided to call you!” Aoi cheerfully said from the other line. Yashiro wanted to tell Aoi about her crush towards [name], yet she feared that Aoi is going to judge her for it. There's no way she could do that, right?
“Hey Aoi...” Yashiro held the phone near her ear, her hands slightly shaking because of nervousness. “There is something I want to tell you, please don't judge me for it...”
“You know you can tell me anything, Nene-chan.” Aoi assured her friend. Yashiro inhaled deeply, her cheeks warming up just by thinking about [name]. She was straight from the beginning yet she never saw it coming when she starts to fall for [name]. “So what is it you want to tell me?”
“There is someone I like...” Yashiro can feel herself getting hotter and hotter. ‘I never felt this gay towards someone, I swear...’
Aoi suddenly became excited and squealed slightly at her friend, she's a sucker for anything related to romance, she even fangirls in Yashiro's love life. “Was he an upperclassmen? Is he from another class or is he in our class?!”
Then, Yashiro finally told her. “Its from our class...” she paused to lick her lips and looked down on her feet, embarrassed that she's going to come out to Aoi. “And it's a her...”
“I have fallen...for [name]...” The cream haired girl admits. “And I really don't know how I came to love her, it's confusing me lately because I just really love her—”
“Kyaaa~!” Aoi squealed from the other line. Yashiro stopped from talking all of a sudden. “You're in love with [name]-chan? That's wonderful!”
“Y-You're okay with it?” Yashiro asked for confirmation, making sure that Aoi wasn't joking about it.
“Of course Nene-chan.” Aoi gleefully replies. “What do you like about [name]-chan?”
“She's very pretty Aoi...” Yashiro laid down on the bed and covered her eyes using the back of her arm. “Other than being pretty, she's kind, sweet and soft. There are times that I wished that she was my girlfriend but somehow I think it's impossible...”
“I don't even know if she likes girls...” Yashiro laughs bitterly. “Even if she does, she wouldn't like me back...”
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Day by day, Yashiro's crush for [name] continued to grow. With her blushing and her heart racing whenever [name] comes around. She also seeks advice from Hanako on how to win [name]'s heart, he was weirded out on how Yashiro came from liking guys to girls but he shrugged it off and helped her.
Their first method was her sneaking flowers and letters inside [name]'s locker. Yashiro filled her letters with her adoration and love for [name], unbeknownst to herself that a certain someone sneaked behind her. “Yashiro-chan~!”
“Gyah!” Yashiro jolted up in surprise, turning around and saw that [name] was grinning sheepishly. The cream haired girl stopped all of a sudden, her heart started to race and her cheeks turning red. “[n-name]-chan?!”
“Ah, I didn't mean to startle you!” [name] stepped back and swatting her hands. Cute. Yashiro thought to herself, staring at her even more.
‘Nene, you're too in love with this cutie—I mean person!’ Yashiro yelled inside her mind. [name] tilted her head and smiled, giving her a slight wave before walking off. ‘What should I do?’
Should she confess to [name]? Would this affect their friendship after that? Yashiro lifted her head and looked at the cherry blossom tree across the window, at that moment she had her decision.
‘I'm going to confess to [name]!’
[name] was hiding behind the wall, clenching her chest as she sneaked glances from Yashiro who was talking to Aoi in a rushed manner. [name] smiled before leaving her hiding spot. “Aoi, what am I going to do?”
“Hmmm~” Aoi thinks for a moment as she pointed at the cherry blossom at the distance. “How about confessing to her under the cherry tree from outside?”
Yashiro blushed. Thinking about confessing to [name] was already nerve-wracking. The problem is the result of the confession, the answer lies whether she's going to be rejected or accepted. “Should I really do it, Aoi?”
“We won't know unless you try, Nene-chan.”
'Are you really going to confess again?' Yashiro's inner voice asks her. The second thoughts of hers kept echoing in her mind and then she blinked. All of the negative thoughts were gone. “I'll try!” Yashiro cheered and Aoi clapped her hands happily.
”You can do it Nene-chan!”
Yashiro finally made her decision, she's going to confess to [name] on the cherry tree outside their classroom. There's no turning back and she would rather do this than hiding her feelings forever.
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“I can't tell [name]-chan to meet her by the cherry tree...” Yashiro teared up while shakily holding the love letter, she was too shy to ask her and [name] might take the hint that Yashiro was going to confess. “Oh well, there's no turning back now...” she tucked the letter inside [name]'s locker and ran off to the cherry blossom tree to wait for her.
[name] got out of the classroom minutes after Yashiro puts her letter. [name] went to her shoe locker to change her shoes, but when she opened the locker door, a letter fell out. ‘Hm? A letter?’ she raised the letter to her face and checked the sides. ‘I guess this is addressed to me...’
The [hair color] haired female puts the letter inside her bag. She quickly ran outside to the cherry blossom to see her admirer. [name] tilted her head in confusion to see Yashiro standing there. “Ah, Yashiro-san.” [name] scratched her cheek as she walked over to the cream haired girl. “I assume that you're the person whom I'm going to meet here, right?”
Yashiro saw [name]'s smile again, she can feel her apple cheeks burning again and her heart beating faster. “There's something I wanted to tell you, [name]-chan...” she said, her voice was slightly cracking.
A huge gust of wind blew over them, carrying the petals of the cherry blossom along with the sway of their hair. Yashiro clasps her hands together near her chest and shouted out her feelings. “I like you, [name]-chan!” Yashiro confessed with tears brimming out of her ruby eyes, betraying her straightness right there. “Please go out with me...”
[name] stood there speechless at Yashiro's confession, she assumed that the cream haired girl was attracted to prince-like males like Teru Minamoto. “B-But Yashiro-san, I'm just a normal girl.” [name] stuttered out. “I-I'm not like those prince charming that you always fantasize about!”
“So?” Yashiro asked in verge of tears. “Even if you're not those, I still like you despite of that!”
Yashiro couldn't handle this anymore and by the looks of it the confession wasn't running smoothly. Yashiro tried to runaway to hide her tears until [name] caught her hand. “Wait!” [name] yelled out.
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[name] saw that Yashiro was crying after that confession. “Yashiro-san...” [name] gently holds her hand, preventing the cream haired girl from running away. “Don't go...” she croaked out.
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“[name]...?” Yashiro stared at her, thinking why did [name] stop her from going. [name] teared up also, still holding Yashiro's hand with hers.
[name] mustered up a tearful smile and confessed also. “I have always liked you Yashiro-san...” she said.
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Yashiro couldn't believe what [name] just said. Did she just say that she likes her too? [name] likes her back? Yashiro cried even more and smiled. “R-Really?”
“Mhmm.” [name] and Yashiro felt happy now that they both confessed that they liked each other. “It's true that I like you Yashiro-san, and I want to go out with you too.”
Yashiro immediately hugged [name] which the latter returned the affection. “I'm so glad.” Yashiro softly cried, the person she had a crush on is finally hers, it seemed impossible that [name] would like her back, but the supernaturals lingering around the school looked so real, then maybe anything is possible after all.
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Yashiro and [name] pecked each others lips, pulling away with a smile now that they shared their kiss. “Nene-chan, wanna go on a date this Saturday?” [name] suggests.
“Of course.” Yashiro laced their fingers together as they walked back to their houses. This is one of the fantasies that Yashiro had dreamed of, being [name]'s girlfriend. There's nothing more she can ask for other than this realistic serenity she's feeling right now.
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skiitter · 2 years
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There is a distance between them, for as impossibly ironic as that may be. V wants to attribute it to their impending meeting with Hanako and the way it darkens their days, but somehow such an excuse falls short. Maybe it's her; the seams of her identity unspooling like so much cheap thread and leaving her grasp on the nuances of reality permanently warped. Maybe it's Johnny; the ugly, insatiable flame that fueled the voracity of his beliefs growing dim beneath the setting sun of his short, unnatural second life.
Maybe it's them; all jagged edges and violent tendencies multiplied and magnified and repeatedly forced into one body too fragile to contain even the most basic of feelings.
They are undoing the coarse fabric of themselves and the tangled mess they'll leave behind will resemble nothing of one and even less of the other. To become as they become is to do the unthinkable and it's all she can do to grasp onto the soft seconds as they slip through her trembling hands.
She wishes for comfort and the only thing they can give one another is space. Space to mourn and space to accept. A failed date, a failed plan, a failed attempt; the string of their failures trails behind her, leaving tracks of despair in their wake.
"Shouldn't be like this, V," he insists. She follows him with her eyes as he paces the alley between her building and the next. They're outside ostensibly so she can run errands. In actuality, she just wants to stare at the sky for as long as she can. All that blue and the only thing waiting for him is black void.
"Yeah well, it is. We've tried every other option, Johnny. Hanako is--"
"A porcelain fuckin' cunt," he finishes.
"Never said she wasn't but that 'cunt's' our last chance. We gotta go." V turns from him to slump into the filthy concrete wall. The texture is gritty and cold beneath her hair and she presses into it, feeling the slight sting of its uneven surface digging into her skull.
"I don't--"
"Ain't about you, Johnny. It's about me, about us, but not about you. Ain't no you anymore."
He stops pacing and pops into existence at her side. "Hardly any you either." It's not an insult, not really, just a sad acknowledgement.
"Dunno what I'm s'posed to be; who I'm s'posed to be." Again and again they bare witness to the other's weakest moments.
"That's the beauty of the thing, you get to keep findin' out." He tastes bitter and it burns.
"I'd save you."
"I know. Because you're a fuckin' idiot." Bitter, but equally, just as sweet.
V shrugs and, bereft of a solid answer, he vanishes.
Less and less he appears and she wonders what she's done. In the beginning, his silence is all she'd ever wanted and now it's just fuckin' painful. V's fucked everything up so spectacularly and it felt damn good--as it turns out--having someone with a vested interest in her success around. He wasn't nice, obviously, but nice ain't worth the shit it spews. He wasn't even particularly honest sometimes, but he was there and that was enough.
Like Rogue said, there was a reason she worked alone.
In the end, it's all for naught. Still, they make a pact and, for that fleeting moment on the rooftop, they let the barriers fall away and Johnny hugs her. Just once, and not for very long, but the echo of his digital touch is beautiful in the way that only temporary things can be. She wants more because V always, always wants more but for all they've stolen and given to one another, he's still incapable of letting her have whatever small, precious secret he keeps buried in his chest.
That's okay, she thinks, because there is already a sharp secret hidden insider her own and there is no more space within the confines of her deteriorating body for more pain.
V watches him walk away from her, towards the flickering binary of Alt's Blackwall and she wonders if, even at the end, he could feel what she felt. As if on cue, ever the fuckin' musician, Johnny turns around and smirks.
"In another life, V."
"You've already had another life." She clutches the tendril of connection he's thrown back at her.
He shrugs. "S'pose for you, I'd do it again."
"I--" Her voice breaks, and the betrayal of her inability to stay calm doesn't hurt like it should. "I'll miss you."
"Fuck it." He glitches out and the emptiness of where he stood burns. V turns away, her vision blurred by the inhospitable strings of code that make up their last goodbye. Behind her, where there was a well and the ugly promise of her unavoidable death, now stands the amalgamation of their time together, molded perfectly into his familiar form.
"J--"
It's as hollow as all the words will be when she is asked, in the future, to describe how it felt to share a brain and a body with Johnny Silverhand. It's every bit as unfulfilling as her life will be, now that she's tasted the forbidden fruit and been banished from the garden. It is nothing like it should be and everything as it is.
V kisses him back, because she is in possession of not quite two hearts, and because it's the only thing they've left to give.
It's over in a digital heartbeat. He presses his forehead against hers, stealing one last moment and then, V opens her eyes, and he's gone.
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thedaikon · 3 years
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WARNING⚠️ contains ch 78 raws ⚠️
*also chapter 78 is not officially translated yet I am ONLY GUESSING what’s happening based on the panels*
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We left of on Kou asking Tuskasa what’s his wish…
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In ch 78 raws it seems like Tuskasa comes back home, he comes back seeing Amane (Hanako kun) sick
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And it seems like amane does not have much time to live….
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Tuskasa doesn’t want to lose Amane..
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And somehow was able to interact with something supernatural and wished for Amane to live… but he didn’t say to live WITH him, Remember a wish with the supernatural will always come with a cost..
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And I think the cost for Tuskasa wish was for him to never leave this house.
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~ I think this explains why Hanako kun was shocked when he saw Tuskasa at the school, but it still doesn’t explain what cause Hanakos death nor Tuskasa. Remember I think Tuskasa wish cost him to never leave, nothing about him dying! This is a long shot but I think maybe Tuskasa forced Hanako to stay with him, maybe guilt tripped him saying the only reason why he’s alive is because of him, maybe he was aggressive after awhile which explains why Hanako always had scars and fresh wounds at school. This could caused him to be depressed, having to be the reason why his brother is stuck in the house for his whole life could of been a lot and led him to kill himself.. or maybe he did it because maybe he thought that’s the only way to be able to be with Tuskasa forever.
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~Another theory of mine is Tuskasa never was the one who hurt him, it could of been the house all this time. We have yet to see where Yashiro is for trying to get Tuskasa out but wherever Yashiro is could’ve been we’re alive Amane was at and that was what cause him to have so many wounds. Which makes sense to why he said “he forgives” who done it because the wounds that he got was for helping his brother. Once both Amane and Tuskasa found out Tuskasa can never leave they came up with there last plan. Maybe they thought the only way to be free is death. Amane kill Tuskasa and then himself, maybe the house separated the two (the house keeping Tuskasa) and Amane at the school which could again why Hanako was so shocked seeing Tuskasa.
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AGAIN THESE ARE JUST MY GUESSING THEORIES BASED ON THE PANELS!
: official translation will come out on the 18th!
: follow my Instagram @_Thedaikon_ to see more of chapter 78 raws!
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appanako · 4 years
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Hanako and Tsukasa (separately) with a restless, hyperactive s/o who can't stay still for long. They struggle to hold conversations because they can't stay focused on the other person's words, but they appreciate anyone who talks to them despite this. Whenever the lads hug/cuddle/kiss the s/o, they start fidgeting and trying to slip away after a few seconds because they constantly feel the need to move but will try to restrain these impulses if the lads seem like they need the affection.
I was nervous about writing for Tsukasa but ended up enjoying it a lot… too much, even. Anyways! Your comments when you reblog my posts might as well breathe life into me andjdn 💖 I’ll have you know that I see you, and I love you. Hope you enjoy these!
hanako & tsukasa | with a hyperactive s/o
word count: 1395 words
warnings: tsukasa none
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Hanako:
This lovely boy ALWAYS has his s/o’s best interest in mind. He knows they struggle sometimes, and he understands!
His s/o would be bouncing from wall to wall one minute, and he’d be right next to them, laughing with them about whatever they’re ranting one minute—
Or he’ll be floating at a distance when his s/o is feeling down.
Because, however endearing he may find them when they lose focus for a second but snap back to attention, or when they are fiddling with Hakujoudai in a moment of absent-mindedness, he sees how sullen his s/o can get when people make bad comments about them! :(
Luckily for his s/o, he knows exactly how to make their mood skyrocket in a second flat!
Perks of dating a hyperactive s/o like that is that he can get them outta the dumps real easy.
He’s… not great at heart-to-hearts.
But he is great at f u n!
Boundaries are one snap of his fingers away!
Fair in a boundary? Park? He’s got it covered.
Let’s not even go that far— they can do just about anything IN the school! Play cards with the Mokke if they can sit still long enough to finish the game, mess around in the kitchen, you name it!
So he basically just distracts them lmfao.
But the method’s worked thus far so??? No moping, no problem, right?
It’s all smiles when they’re together!
Hanako, the wholesome apparition, adjusts to his s/o’s pace perfectly.
“And then I bought my doll at—”
Oh, his s/o twitched a little. Of course he’d notice— is he talking too slow? Is that what’s giving them trouble engaging?
“—ThisOneBoundaryFullOfSexyItemsAnd—!”
Yeah, talking faster won’t help, Hanako. Bonus points for effort, though! They did not comprehend a single word lol— got distracted, oops!
He tries 😫👊
Given that his s/o is somehow able to touch him he’d be all over them.
He loves his s/o and giving them affection! When he sees them, his first instinct is to cheer and glomp them with a “Yay!”
He’d cuddle the rest of his ghostly life if he could. But his s/o just. Won’t. Sit. Still.
When they start whining that they want to be let go, he will— reluctantly.
He lets them go with a slight pout and watches as they give in to the urge to just move.
He gets it, but also he just wants some cuddles you know? :(
His s/o notices how Hanako is the actual embodiment of (。í _ ì。) and they feel bad cuz!! They also wanna show him some love! It’s just not easy!
It’s not like they can just be a statue and kiss him forever… so maybe a quick, small peck will do?
Hanako is ALL about that! He loves those!
One teeny tiny peck and after a moment of processing it he lights up and gets a blush and it’s cute af.
You know the big, close-eyed smile? That’s the one he makes.
After the first time, it’s over for his s/o.
He doesn’t mean to embarrass them, but every time he sees them in the hallways? Peck. When they’re on lunch break? Peck. Trying to focus in class? Peck.
They quickly react and to the folks that don’t see supernaturals it looks like they’re just laughing and talking to themselves.
“What’s up with them this time? Geez”
Hanako may or may not give them quite the fright because no one talks of his s/o like that.
But that’s another thing! If they can’t focus on the lesson, Hanako might just swoop in and have them play hang-man or tic-tac-toe with him instead of taking notes. Perhaps it doesn’t help them in the long run, but it certainly provides the relief they need at the time when they’re feeling jittery and restless in class!
He totally gets Tsuchigomori to tutor them later anyway.
On particularly good days, or when his s/o is just super tired, he gets to cuddle the daylights out of them!
While he adores to see them jumping around and laughing and talking of their most recent hyper fixation…
Sometimes he just wants to hold them, man.
He feels so lucky and incredibly thankful to have the bundle of joy that is his s/o.
And he doesn’t have it in him to see how his s/o is just as thankful and whipped for him for giving them a chance :”)
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Tsukasa:
With any other partner, the matter of concern would be whether or not they can keep up with his s/o.
But, guys, this is Tsukasa.
It’s his s/o that has to match pace with him asdfg.
Like, not just physically. Emotionally he is ALL over the place. One moment he’d be much too clingy and all to sweet—
And then? He’d be acting upon his sociopathic tendencies and about to cut open a helpless Mokke and “(N/N)-Chan! Don’t you want to know what they look like from the inside, too?”
Yeah. Kid’s a lot to handle, alright.
It’s awfully convenient, he guesses, that his s/o gets distracted to easily.
They wouldn’t be particularly fond of watching how the human skull would look like if the others limbs solidified in the orifices where eyeballs and nostrils would be otherwise.
Or something.
So if they were to run off, attempting to catch a rapidly drifting paper crane while he has his fun, then he didn’t have anything to do with it.
How opportune, though!
When his switch is flipped, on the other hand:
Indeed, all too sweet. As in, so sweet it gives you cavities. And diabetes. And like, chronic pain or anything along those lines.
May not seem like it but I love Tsukasa I swear.
He’ll squish his s/o since they’re so cute and if they squirm around, wanting to be let go, he’ll tighten his hold on them and flash them a dangerous smile because they’re wrong if they think they can rid themselves of him.
They just want to move around. It’s not that deep, rat.
But when they do manage to escape his grip then he’ll whine and whine like a child wanting his guardian’s attention.
Way to make his s/o feel guilty.
The smug bastard will love it when his s/o kisses him, but he’s more of the boa-constrictor-hugger than the kissing type, really.
He pulls at their heartstrings when he starts with the puppy dog eyes. How can they say no when he looks at them like that?
He’s too cute, it’s unbearable.
So he makes them make an effort to sit still while he plays with their fingers or hair despite how much they may struggle with it.
If someone so much as scoffs in the direction of his s/o, they’re g o n e.
Because of his work in the shadows, no one will bother his s/o (and they’ll be none the wiser the entire time!).
His love may be twisted and it might be wrong, but love is love and he’s not afraid to literally cut open anyone that dares hurt the object of his corrupt affections.
Were his s/o to feel down any day for whatever reason, he’d ask and pester them and the moment he’s given a clue on who the one responsible is, anyone that vaguely matches the given description is gone— no questions asked.
But he makes sure his s/o doesn’t know. He’d hate for them to look sad because of him!
When they look so pleasantly broken, he’s the one to pick them up and show them all sorts of wonders to take their mind off the things that made them sad.
He’s their hero, and he intends to uphold that image.
When they’re having trouble expressing themselves, Tsukasa will gladly throw random guesses of what they mean to say that often have nothing to do with the topic at hand but it’ll make them laugh so what does it matter?
When they’re getting a far away look to them in the middle of a conversation, he’ll just switch to something else— easy peasy.
They’re a bit of handful, but it takes one to know one, so he knows just what to do to engage with his s/o.
Mans is nothing if not devoted. If he loves his s/o, then they’ll get all of his attention. Always.
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sunshinecrashed · 4 years
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Actually uh... perhaps #46 with aged up Hanakow it reader, like somehow he turned Human and it’s been like 10 years. Or maybe y’all both get killed and you’re like “wow Hanako, now we’re ghost again because you just HAD to stop at Dunkin and then we crashed the car cause you were choking smh” I would be very much appreciate (love your writing btw!)
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ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢs
𝗁𝖺𝗇𝖺𝗄𝗈-𝗄𝗎𝗇 (𝗒𝗎𝗀𝗂 𝖺𝗆𝖺𝗇𝖾) 𝗑 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗋 (𝖺𝗀𝖾𝖽 𝗎𝗉, 𝖻𝗈𝗍𝗁 𝗈𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗂𝗇 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗍𝗐𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝖾𝗌)
𝟧𝟢 𝖼𝗅𝗂𝖼𝗁𝖾 𝗍𝗋𝗈𝗉𝖾𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗆𝗉𝗍𝗌, #𝟦𝟨. “𝖺𝗋𝗀𝗎𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝗄𝗂𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀/𝗌𝖾𝗑”
𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆: 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗸𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀.
word count: ~1.3k?
↳ warnings: [almost] getting into a car accident, slight angst, suggestive themes
a/n: once again, thank u for being patient, lovely <3 🥺 this was kind of a mess 👁👁
Ten, whole years since you made a contract with Hanako, or Amane as you now call him, and agreed to split half of your soul with him. 
At first, he was.. very against the idea of you splitting your soul with him. To go through with such a heavy contract... you would be agreeing to cutting your own life span several years short, as a result of donating them to someone else. 
It took a lot of convincing to even begin to sway Amane. But you fondly remember telling him; “If there is one thing that I am sure about, it’s that I want you to be able to live the life that you’ve always wanted. You don’t have to be alone.” 
After your fair share of crying, comforting, laughing, kissing and more... ten years have passed. 
And here you are now. 
In the Dunkin’ Donuts parking lot. 
“Oh god,” Amane moaned. 
“These are even better when they’re freshly baked.” He took another bite of his donut and closed his eyes with an “mmm”. 
You and Amane have been doing various activities to celebrate his ‘rebirth-day’, as you called it. Pulling an all-nighter was hardly an uncommon occurrence. 
“See? I told you‒ the ‘Golden Window’ for the fresh donuts are between 10:00 at night and 4:00 in the morning!” You reclined your seat slightly backwards to stretch your arms out with a yawn. 
Glancing at your watch with relaxed eyes, you said, “And now, it’s abouuut... 5:45 am. I’m surprised they even served us.” 
A fond smirk was exchanged between you two. 
“The cashier looked like he was going to smack us upright with that metal tray.” Amane mused. 
You dug around in the paper bag for yet, another donut. “Well, can you blame him? Two sleep-deprived morons waiting for him to unlock the door fifteen minutes before opening? The sun won’t even rise for another hour.” you snickered.
“He’s gonna have to get used to that pretty quickly, since we’ll be seeing him more often. I wonder if he’ll remember our names.” 
Laughing, you pressed a swift kiss to Amane’s cheek. “Let’s hurry, so we don’t miss the sunrise!” 
“Fine, fine.” He bit his lip, trying to hide his smile. 
Amane reached his arm across you to grab your seat belt and lock it into place. 
“Buckle up, buttercup,” He patted your thigh, laughing. 
You just rolled your eyes, a smile already dancing on your lips. 
As you both pulled out of the parking lot and onto the familiar road, the only thing on your mind was how content you were. During Amane’s first year back as a human, you were both surprised with how... smooth everything came to him. Of course, he had spent many years observing society’s growth and changes, but he was able to adapt fairly decently. 
Based on how naturally he fit back into the world, you never would have known that he was previously a ghost if you hadn’t been at his side from the beginning. 
Now that he was given half of your lifespan, he was now able to actually age alongside you.
And after ten years, he was now a little taller, a little less boyish, and a little more handsome. But his playful attitude, messy haircut, and flirtatious behavior stayed the same.
“Can you pass me another donut, [Name]?” Amane asked, flickering his eyes down to search for the bag. 
“Amane‒ eyes on the road.”
“Right, right.” 
You handed him another donut, which he promptly took a massive bite out of, and gasped in realization. “Shoot‒ Did we leave the blanket at home?” 
“....uhhh.. give me a second..” 
Twisting around in your seat, you squinted in the darkness to check for the blanket. “Hmmm.” 
“Are you sure it’s not there?” He asked, giving you a questioning look. 
“Maybe it’s in the trunk‒” 
Wait.
You paused.
Amane blinked at you. 
“THE ROAD, AMANE‒!” 
Both of you whipped your heads back towards the front, just barely swerving out of the way of a fallen tree. 
The tires screeched with Amane’s sudden movement, and you held on tightly for dear life as the car narrowly missed crashing into the side barrier. 
As you came to a rough stop, both you and Amane were frozen, processing the near-death experience you just had. 
Silence. 
With a wavering sigh, you let your shoulders drop as you tightly grasped Amane’s hand. He squeezed back, and you could feel that he was shaking just as much as you were right now. 
Neither of you had to vocalize what was running through your heads right now. 
You both were inches away death.
“A-Amane,” you started. “We should get going.” 
He was trying to find the right words to say, but all that came out was a quiet, “Y-Yeah..”
The rest of the car ride was silent, in contrast to the upbeat chatter and laughter only a few minutes before.
You hardly even registered that you had arrived at your intended destination. It was a special clearing that only you two knew about. On a cliff that overlooked a gorgeous forest, the distant city lights, and a faraway sea; this was the absolute perfect place to spend mornings and evenings if you wanted to de-stress and watch the stars. 
Amane turned the car off and unlocked the doors, making his way around to the back of the car. 
“..Hey, at least we didn’t forget the blanket at home?” He hesitantly smiled, holding up the cursed fabric that started it all, before spreading it out on the grass. 
You still said nothing as you slowly got out of the car, a million different emotions crossing your face, and then‒
Thud. 
Amane stumbled back as you threw yourself into his chest and clutched onto his hoodie as tight as you possibly could. He couldn’t hear anything come out of your mouth, but judging from the way you were shaking, you were definitely more upset then you had initially let on. 
“I-It’s okay.. listen to me‒”
“How are you still so reckless after all of these years?” You said in such a fragile voice, he wasn’t sure if he even was hearing you right. 
You refused to look him in the eyes as you tangled your fingers with his own, searching for a way to anchor yourself. 
“Amane, you’re not a ghost anymore.. you’re not immortal anymore. So why do you still act like you are, after all of these years?” your voice wavered, threatening to crumble completely. 
Now, a different tone entered your voice.
Anger. 
“I’m asking you this one time; at least, take your own life seriously! I‒” you halted, your throat closing up with all of the emotions ripping through you. 
“‒I just.. I-I’m sorry..”
You let go of him to wipe the tears that were pricking the corners of your eyes. 
“..Hey.”
Amane cupped your face and carefully pressed a heated kiss to your lips. What he couldn’t express through words, he poured into his emotions.
“You don’t need to apologize. I’ll be more careful, okay?” 
Your hands let go of his to tangle into his hair, while his fingers traveled along the dip of your spine, making you shiver. Amane moved from your soft lips down along the juncture of your neck, before bowing down to scoop you up bridal-style. 
"W-Wait!” you yelped, taken off guard. 
“What was that?” Amane ignored you with a small smile, carrying you over to the blanket that he had set down on the grass, before placing you down as delicately as a flower. 
He relaxed right beside you, giving you a playfully expectant look. 
With a breathy laugh, you scooted in right beside him, bringing your knees up to your chest as you curled into his warm side. Amane wrapped his arm protectively around your waist as he brought the blanket up around both of your shoulders. 
Soft rays of orange and gold draped across the two of you. 
“Hey look,” you murmured. “The sun is finally coming up.” 
It’s the little things in life. Because even if it was only for a moment, everything was right where it needed to be.
And you could live with that.
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juuls · 4 years
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Juulna’s ‘Hold Onto Your Sanity’ Fic, Book, and Music Recs for the 2020 Dumpster Fire... Part 3!
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So you just crash-landed behind enemy lines in a war you know barely anything about except that your role seems infinitesimal and insignificant, and dumped into a year, 2020, that already seems fifteen years too long.
Before you drown your sorrows in some fantastic scotch or wine coolers for days (or weeks)… I have a proposal.
That you step back from the flames, tune things out for a bit, and try to forget about the outside world for a while (but don’t forget to vote or I will be very sad at you!).
These fics are meant to take you out of your head (I’m including more plot/story-minded fics than PWP) for the next few weeks or months as the world goes to hell (even more) but of course there are some bits of solid angst in these as there is wont to be in many a fic. Check the tags, read responsibly, don’t like-don’t read, ship and let ship, and please do leave a kudos and maybe even a comment! :)
This is PART THREE.
Check out here for Part One and most of the Marvel fic recs, along with a selection of book recs too. :)
And here’s Part Two, which has the bulk of my Star Wars and Game of Thrones recs, along with Spotify playlists!
Part Three is this one here, all about the Potterverse.
(Not yet complete) Here’s Part Four, filled with even more shippy goodness from all over the Star Trek universe. So. Many. Ships. :D
(Not yet complete) Part Five is Witcher, Man From UNCLE, Stargate: Atlantis and SG-1, Sherlock, Hannibal, and Doctor Who.
(Not yet complete) Part Six will probably be all for my newfound love of Supergirl, along with some Game of Thrones and Marvel ships I skipped, because I gotta stop somewhere with all these recommendations or I’ll be at it forever. Seriously, how much of this stuff have I read!?
But I think we all need some distractions from the world these days, eh? Or something to console us other than internet rage and a barrel of ice cream and/or hard alcohol.
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Potterverse
I’ve chosen to pick fics (mostly) off of AO3 for their easy reading access, though HP fics’ golden years were on sites like fanfiction.net and other independent archives like Sycophanthex and others which have closed their doors over the years, sadly. Some of these fics date back to almost 20 years old, or more, amazingly!
For fics on fanfiction.net, I highly recommend using this link (FicSave) to epub/mobi converter rather than dealing with the frustrating app. It functions like AO3′s built-in download button.
SSHG/Sevmione
Rec assistance by @perrydowning​
Second Life by Lariope
Phantom of Hogwarts by Good_Witch
Romancing the War by Pubella
The Poison Garden by turtle_wexler @turtlewexlerwrites
A Light in the Fog by turtle_wexler
Pride of Time by AnubisAnkh
The Savage by MagdatheMagpie
Snape’s Story by Tbird1965
Recognition by jezzie (krith)
Tedium of Time by oneredshoe
Tango by Desert_Sea
Sense and Insensibility by Desert_Sea
Time Mutable Immutable by Grooot
The Twenty by Leyna Rountree
For the Only Hope by ausland @run-with-me-to-the-sea
Bundle of Joy by LadyTuesday
Our Hands Tied by multilingualism
Choose Something Like A Star by TeddyRadiator
Mistress of the Stacks by Ms_Anthrop
A Derailed Train of Thought by Ms_Anthrop
Antiquities by stormcorona
Watch Over Me by @snapeslittleblackbuttons​
Dropped Down into the Unknown by @q-drew​
Delicate Transitions by @morbidmuch​
Lay Me Low by TeddyRadiator
The Savage by MagdatheMagpie
Another Dream by @dragoon811​
A Chance For Happiness by @corvusdraconis​
Breath of the Nundu by corvusdraconis, Dragon_and_the_Rose
Just to Be by Amarti @amarti-writes-stuff​
Hinge of Fate by Ramos
Forged in Flames by @mswhich​
Days in the Sun by bluespring864
Making sure the boy who lived, actually does by Hold_en @hold-enwrites​
The Problem With Purity by Phoenix.Writing
One Step Forward, Two Decades Back by corvusdraconis
The Headmaster’s Wife by Mrs_HH @propertyofseverustsnape
The Master, the Warden, the Headmaster, and the Deputy by mak5258
Cloak of Courage by Wendynat
Hermione Granger and the Intended Vessels by ShawnaCanon
Augury and Ardor by SnapeySnax
Before the Dawn by snarkyroxy
The Love You Take by Subversa
His Draught of Delicate Poison by Subversa
and sooooo many more if you want them just ask, this is both mine and Perry’s oldest ship lol
Gramander (Original Graves x Newt)
A Gilded Cage is Still a Cage by Anonymous
take a deep breath (and let it go) by lincesque @tumbloncat
Roar by @elenothar
Matchmaker, Matchmaker by @prosodiical
Dearly Beloved by prosodiical
Basic Instincts by @manic-intent
Promised by Miss_Lv
Plan G by Aate
Heat of the Chase by argentoswan @wannahearaboutmycats
Newt Scamander’s Guide to Getting Things Done by arthureameslove
Against all Odds by Maril
Where I Belong by Mishafied
He Wants To Say, “I Love You, Nothing Can Hurt You”  by @obsidionwingsofmidnight
Arranged by Miss_Lv
death of a bachelor by gudetama (elementary)
The Graves Identity by Mishafied
you make me feel this way somehow by gudetama (elementary)
The Nature of the Beast by AntiGravitas @absolutelynogravitaswhatsoever
The Knights, the Newt, and the Rose by @yinyangswings
The Wizard’s Cat by @natecchi
The Color of Boom by gypsiangel
Signalling Theory: Blue Coat by @obaewankenope​
Flame by @esamastation​
And The Tag Read Simply: “Pretty” by @funkzpiel​
Aren’t You Gonna Arrest Me, Officer? by JoyBurd
a little bit lost by shortbread @shortbread-fanfiction​
Dramione
Rec assistance by @cuthian​
Seven Times by kerri240879
Her Beauty and the Moonlight by BrilliantLady
The Fallout by everythursday (orphaned and only available on AO3 now, but complete)
The Eagle’s Nest by HeartOfAspen
Turncoat by elizaye @imnotleavinherewithoutyou
The Virgin Conundrum by AkashaTheKitty @akashathekitty
Bad Faith by Morrighan256
Isolation by bexchan @bex-chan-blog
The Serpent, the Witch, and the Broom Closet by bitchywitchy
Silencio by AkashaTheKitty
All You Want by senlinyu @senlinyu
Static by galfoy @heymanticore
What the Room Requires by Alydia Rackham
And We All Fall Down by @rumaan
Ambition’s End by Hanako A
Wait and Hope by mightbewriting @mightbewriting
Rewriting Destiny by mayawrites95 (mayarox95)
Chronos Historia by In_Dreams @indreamsink
A Muggle-born Magic by Musyc @willhavetheirtrinkets
Hunted by Bex-chan
A Second Look by @riverwriter
The Nietzsche Classes by Beringae
This Too, Is Sacred by HeartOfAspen
Bite First, Ask Questions Later by Daredevilsinthedetails, Kaylessi
Nocturnus by In_Dreams @indreamsink
Broken by @inadaze22​
The Green Girl by Colubrina
Lady of the Lake by Colubrina
Rebuilding by Colubrina (really just anything written by @colubrina)
Presque Toujours Pur by @shayalonnie
Can’t Change the Way I Am by @nauticalparamour
Law and Marriage by DragonGrin (formerly TeenTypist)
The Tower Window by @xodramaqueenox​
Unexpected by Emara88
Something Old, Something New by Kate Dessi
Suppressed Emotions by hopelesslydevoted.xx 
Silver Blood by @freyaishtar
When the Day Met the Night by @bex-la-get
Harmony
A Marauder’s Plan by CatsAreCool (Rachel500)
A Step to the Right by CatsAreCool (Rachel500)
Eighth by lorien829
The Catalyst by lorien829
Harry Potter and the Isle of Mists by lorien829
Knife’s Edge by Celtic55
The Black Book by mosteveryonesmad
Awakening by SweetShireen
The Sword and the Snake by bartonfink1974
Dispelling the Silence by Indygodusk
One Year Later: Return to Hogwarts by Twilight’s Inferno
DraHarmony
Fourteen Thousand Galleons by @frumpologist
The Invitation by hot_elf @hot-elf
Love Love Love by MissELY @misselylux​
Changing Scenery by aethling
East of Eden by msmerlin @ms-merlinblack
Turn Back Time by Dazeventura6
Foxfire by @setissma
Come Together by @nuclearnik
The Soul of the Wolves by LR_Earl @fanficbylrearl
Running From Lions by tryslora @tryslora
An Unexpected Family by ladyroxanne21
The Prophecies by jamcreynolds
Drarhinny
Reconstruction by @aldersprig​
Fell From the Sky by BrandonStrayne @brandonstrayne​ (I really love this one, and not just as a Canadian.)
Demons From the Past by pottermum
Drarry
Rec assistance by @newtypeshadow​
Rarely Pure and Never Simple by birdsofshore
Aural Gratification by birdsofshore
Lost Among and Falling by @bafflinghaze
The Corruption Sequence series by beren @berenwrites
Sentinel ‘verse series by elyssblair @elyssblair-blog
Date Blindness by dysonrules
Starts With a Spin by Maxine @serasarahhhh​
Temptation on the Warfront by alizarincrimson
Paradigm by dysonrules
Here’s The Pencil, Make It Happen by ignatiustrout
Draco Sodding Malfoy by Shewhxmustnxtbenamed @shewhomustnotbenamed
Pieces of What by Jadwiga
Found, Not Lost by inspiration_assaulted
Shared Detention by DadIWriteGayPorn
Dirty Little Secret by Writcraft @writcraft​
19 Years by shilo1364 @whimsicaldragonette​
Morning Suns & Coffee Runs by laugh_a_latte @queer-coffee​
Reus Una by purplepen76
Between Ink and Blood by Candamira
Ginmione
Distractions by @morningsound15​ 
Cissamione
(This seems like it’s a bit cracky, but there’s some good ones, I promise! I sorta stumbled ass-backwards into this ship but really enjoy some of them.)
One Step Left by Cysteine @cysteine
Extinction by @rubikanon​
Blinding Light by @16-pennies​
Somebody Loved by beforeyouspeak
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There. This is much better, isn’t it?
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So my challenge to you, if your world is falling, burning down around you in flames... is this:
...if you feel yourself getting anxious or depressed, whether from the news or being cooped up in isolation or bored or on the verge of tearing your hair out or jumping off that roof or grabbing something to go after the dictator-of-the-week.... pause, take a breath, open up this rec list, close your eyes and pick something, and let chance take you somewhere hopefully far away. Let yourself be transported.
Oh, and don’t click on this Google Drive link. Really, there’s not 30+ GB of data on that Drive I’m sharing. Shame. There totally aren’t tens of thousands of books, as many audiobooks as could fit, and a large collection of fanfiction downloaded from AO3 in there. (Also, not all fics have been shared to that folder yet; I’m working on it a little at a time as I download more.)
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Play with Fire
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pairing: Kerry Eurodyne x Male!V , Johnny Silverhand x Female!V word count: 6333 (measly and weak but just u wait) summary: V has everything under control. He's not dying. He and Kerry are still going strong. He's now the King of the Afterlife. And Johnny Silverhand is alive and in his own body. He's not forgetting anything...or is he?  notes: Anyone ever want both a male and female V in game? Surprise motherfuckers! Post-Canon The Sun ending fix-it fic coming RIGHT UP! Enjoy two V’s!
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4307 hours, 258420 minutes and 15505200.1 seconds. 5.9 months. That’s how long it took to get Johnny back. Not just in V’s head, but actually back . Not only did V focus on getting his own body to stop slowly dying from the lack of Johnny’s biochip in his head, he also focused on how he would get Johnny back. The fucker grew on him...or in him, for better use of the terms. Johnny was a parasite that not only slowly killed V by means not of his own volition, but also slithered his way into V’s heart. Hell, the only reason V came back to his body instead of giving the thing to Johnny was because he gave control to Johnny at Arasaka Tower. V looked over at the man now...in the flesh and not just a fucked up construct in his head that only he could see and hear. Johnny was leaning on the railing to V’s penthouse apartment. The sun was slowly setting on Night City, and despite V being almost next door (or next skyscraper) to her old apartment, there was something so surreal about the scene. Johnny had an unlit cigarette in his mouth and was just leaning on the guardrail, looking at the city with a silent awe. His sunglasses were on top of his head and there was a sort of peace about it all. V blinked as a message came into view. V let out a soft sigh, turning back around and walking into the house.
V was going through his clients and fixers. After everything that happened at Arasaka, V was suddenly thrown back into his body. A living legend. Something V had wanted for a long time...and it felt strange. V was still learning how to live with being a legend. Taking over Afterlife and Rogue’s legacy was a lot more difficult than V had imagined. V hadn’t even imagined becoming a fixer himself...and now there he was. Every other fixer didn’t want Rogue’s position, and most of them now came to V for things. It was all just so...much more than what he expected. V kind of expected to die and become a legend, not live to tell the tale of his escapades. He was alive and now people whispered and tried to fuck him over far more often than he wanted to be fucked. V grumbled once more, throwing himself onto the couch. Kerry was on tour with the Us Cracks for another day and V desperately wanted to actually be fucked instead of having to deal with others who were trying to fuck him in a non-sexy way. “Bein’ a fixer a lot more difficult than you expect?” Johnny asked, pulling V’s attention to the door where Johnny leaned against. V let out a small grunt, looking back up at the ceiling. “I doubt Rogue ever took a fuckin’ break, but you aren’t Rogue. You can make new rules.” Johnny muttered, walking over and leaning over the couch, looking down at V. V looked up at him, suddenly mesmerized by how he actually cast a shadow...how he didn’t glitch when he talked. How he couldn’t just materialize his sunglasses and how stupid he looked with them on the top of his head. “Take a break before you burn yourself out. Didn’t go through all that trouble to clone a new body just to fuck it up by working too hard.” Johnny muttered. V stared at him for a moment longer and sighed. “There’s still a lot of shit I gotta deal with.” V grumbled, rubbing his eyes. “Ya know, I didn’t just get a fuckin’ manual of how to be a fixer and how to run shit smoothly.” V said, looking back up at Johnny. Johnny didn’t say anything, his mind obviously going back to what happened at Arasaka tower...the reason why V was a fixer now and not just a merc. Rogue was dead. Silence filled the air. V sat up and touched Johnny’s hand. Johnny didn’t say a word at the action. Didn’t move his hand either. It was weird being able to physically touch Johnny. Even weirder not to hear his stupid voice rattling around his head, but to actually hear it. Even without the fucker being in his head, he just knew shit with Johnny. That’s what happens when you share a brain and see into the other’s head and soul’s.The two had been through enough shit for a lifetime...and here they both were...living and alive. Clones of what they once were, but both alive. About 5 months into looking at ways for V not to just kick the bucket in the coming month, V decided to take up street fighting. The first place V fought was a little rooftop in Kabuki. There, he fought these two twins that were the same but different. They had split their personalities into two different bodies so that they were two different people but still 1 person. It made V feel hopeful. Sure, they were twins to begin with, but seeing how identical they looked, V got the idea of clones. V called up Hanako who didn’t answer, but V left a voicemail, explaining his reasoning for the call. Then he called Takemura who also didn’t answer. Arasaka fuckers were hard to track down, especially since what V was asking was a lot. V wanted a new body and he wanted Johnny’s engram back, Johnny on the chip...and then a clone of Johnny. It was a big request, especially wanting to bring a literal terrorist against Arasaka back to life...So, like a rational person, V broke back into Arasaka Tower, took Johnny’s engram back and booked it the fuck back to Vik’s. Then V had to go into Cyberspace to find the fucker, so he had to get some help from the Voodoo Boys to get back to the blackwall. Then he had to find him in Cyberspace and throw his ass back into an engram. Alt luckily let him leave willingly, even telling V to make sure when switching out his own engram into a clone to be quick, otherwise he would flatline. The next thing V had to do was find someone to copy Johnny’s DNA and then find out about clones. In less than 2 weeks...while trying to run the Afterlife...and dying. Kerry was a real lifesaver when it came to those 5+ months. Always helpful. Helping buy the best people to make identical clones of both V and Johnny. Fuck he missed the stupid rockstar. “Mind if I use that little Arasaka AV to get the fuck off this little penthouse oasis?” Johnny asked, pulling V from his own thoughts. “Got a hot date er somethin’?” V asked back with a smirk. Johnny returned the smirk. “Wouldn’t you like to know.” Johnny teased back. V let himself chuckle, waving his hand towards the front door. “All yours, Silverhand. There’s a key by the door...you know, so your old ass is able to get in it.” V snarked, standing up and grabbing a bottle of Centzon off the end table in front of him. Johnny didn’t have any modifications, minus his new cybernetic arm. His old one was a few decades outdated and despite V’s own cloned body being perfect, something in Johnny’s DNA left him without his left arm...Johnny didn’t seem to mind the new arm. Didn’t seem to mind the new body either. Apparently his cock was still impressive and that was all he really cared about. “Don’t go nukin’ any Arasaka towers.” V teased as Johnny started walking over to the front door. V looked over and saw his middle finger up in the air as he grabbed the key from the door. V sighed, hearing the doors slide shut behind Johnny and the AV starting up and flying off. V sat back on the couch and closed his eyes. +++
“Open the fucking door you fucking gonk!” Johnny shot up from his spot on the couch at the sudden pounding and screaming at the door. V got a new penthouse and lovingly gave Johnny his shithole of an apartment. Another louder pounding of the door followed as Johnny got up from the couch which he had fallen asleep on after eating far too much Chinese food. “I swear to fuckin’ GOD VINCENT FLOWERS!” The pounding of the door was somehow even louder as the woman’s voice continued to scream against it. Vincent Flowers ? Ooh V would not like to know some lady was saying his full name. Johnny was sure V only swung one way, but with the way this chick was banging on the door, it sounded like V had wronged her. Bad . Johnny opened the door mid-pounding, forcing the woman behind it to stumble forward into the apartment. “Take it easy, princess.” Johnny smirked as the woman let out a sharp huff, glaring up at him. She had red hair, a red and black trenchcoat. At least she matched. “What do I owe the pleasure of-” Johnny started before the woman kicked his feet out from under him, straddling his chest once on the ground and holding a gun against his forehead. He could have sworn he heard someone mutter something outside the door, but it slid shut before he could even process anything that was going on. “Vincent Flowers. Vince. V. Whatever the fuck he goes by. Where the fuck is he?” The woman snarled lowly back down at him. Johnny stared back up at her, his hands going up in defense as his breath came back from being knocked out of him. Still not used to that feeling either. “Who’s askin’?” The words came out far more growled than Johnny had meant. He had only had his body for about a week and now he was gonna lose it to some redheaded woman for being protective over V? Yeah that seemed about right. Kinda figured he’s flatline under a woman. “His sister .” The woman said through clenched teeth, glaring back down at him. Johnny’s brows furrowed as he stared up at her. V was around Johnny’s height, maybe a centimetre shorter than him, but this woman had to only be about 5’4”. Her hair looked long with how big her stupid space buns looked. V had dark black hair, while this woman had dark red hair. V didn’t have any tints of red in his hair. The only thing the two had in common were freckles across their nose, though this woman’s freckles were far darker than V’s and...her eyes. Their eyes. Purple. Johnny blinked. “I don’t remember you.” Johnny muttered aloud, more to himself than to the woman. Johnny had been in the prick’s fucking head for over a month, seeing his memories, feeling his feelings, and not once did he remember this little redheaded bitch in the fucker’s memories. Johnny stared at her for a moment longer before she punched him in the nose.  “ Fuck .” Johnny grumbled at the sudden pain. “ Tell me! ” The woman snapped pushing the gun now fully against his forehead. It felt warm. Like she had used it recently, but not so recent that it burned. “Where the fuck is V?” The woman said with a low growl, getting closer to Johnny’s face. “Where is my brother?” The woman asked, sounding a little less hostile at her own words. Johnny watched as her guard went down for a minute before slamming his head into hers. The woman let out a sharp hiss from the pain as Johnny took the opportunity to shove her off of him and quickly rush over to where he kept his gun. Gunfire filled the little apartment as Johnny dove over the couches and grabbed his own gun from the coffee table, staying low to keep from the gunfire. “Why are you lookin’ for him?” Johnny asked loudly, as the gunfire stopped for a moment. Johnny glimpsed over the couch before ducking and falling below where the couch ended and the step was to keep himself from being shot as she fired a few more shots. “I’m worried about the fucker.” The woman snapped back. “He went fucking dark about 8 months ago. Not a fucking word. Dropped off the face of the planet.” The woman explained. Johnny made sure his gun was loaded before quickly rushing over to the bed and jumping on it, to keep himself from being shot, firing a few warning shots back at the woman. “Is he alive?” The woman asked, her tone softening at the question. A moment of weakness. Johnny tossed a pillow towards the couch, watching it get blown to bits from gunfire, helping him figure out where she was by the way the fluff blew out of the pillow. Johnny’s ears perked up at the sound of clicking near the bathroom, knowing she had emptied her clip. Now or never. Johnny quickly rushed around the bed wall and the bathroom wall, grabbing onto the woman’s wrist, hitting the gun from her hand before flipping her over his shoulder and onto the ground, aiming his gun down at her now. The woman glared back up at him as Johnny kicked the gun towards the couches, away from this little hellfire. “He’s alive.” Johnny said, watching her glare subside for a moment as a wave of relief washed over her. “Good.” The woman sighed, staring back up at Johnny before reaching and pulling out another gun from just under her chest from a gun holster and aimed it back at him. Fuck. “Valley.” The woman said, staring back up at Johnny, expecting an introduction. Johnny found himself chuckling. “Johnny.” Johnny introduced himself. Maybe she really was V’s brother. Valley. Valley. This name didn’t sound familiar, but when he thought back of his time in V’s brain, he felt it was familiar. “V doesn’t live here anymore.” Johnny explained, keeping his gun trained on the woman. The woman let out an annoyed huff, setting her gun down to her side, staring up at the ceiling. “You know where he is?” The woman, Valley, asked, looking defeated as she lay on her back on the ground. Johnny slowly lowered his gun. “I just want to see how he is...not just hear it.” Valley muttered, looking back up at Johnny. “I’ve heard a lot of shit about him...It took me about a month to get to Night City and even outside of the fuckin’ city, I’d heard things about V...kinda why I didn’t just come and see what had happened when he went radio silent.” Valley muttered, more annoyed than anything. Johnny stared at her for a long moment before she sat up. “I only knew one number of his, and it was a client that got him into Night City...Jackie Welles. Do you know him?” Valley asked and Johnny felt his heart drop at the name. ‘Course he knew him. Knew that V never truly mourned. Felt the ache in his own damn chest from the grief. “Yeah…” Johnny muttered aloud, staring back at the woman. His heart clenched uncomfortably tight. Valley simply looked back up at him and nodded. “I mean, hell, I know it was about 2 years ago when V first left, but that was the only contact I had that could even potentially lead me to him…” Valley muttered, sitting up on her elbows. “Then he got kicked out of that stupid fuckin’ Arasaka job, so I couldn’t just ring them up askin’ for V.” Valley continued sitting up fully, leaning her arms against her knees. “Last thing I heard was he got this big gig with some big fixer. Thought it’d make him a legend.” V shrugged, looking back up at Johnny. “Then...nothin’.” Valley shook her head, looking confused by the silent act. “Don’t get me wrong, he would go off the map for a while, sure, but after about 2 months, a girl gets worried, ya know?” Valley asked as Johnny stood silent, watching as she explained herself. Johnny felt himself sigh, glancing back at the clock that sat on the ground beside the bed as it blared an obnoxious red reading 3 am. “Why don’t I take you to see him yourself?” Johnny asked, placing his gun on the bathroom sink. “If you really are his sister, then you have a lot to catch up on.” Johnny muttered, reaching out his cybernetic hand to help her up off his floor. Valley grabbed his hand, shoving her gun into her holster, looking at the arm for just a moment. “Where’s he live now?” Valley asked, walking over and grabbing her other gun off of the ground. Johnny, despite himself, watched her bend over. The more he looked at her, the less he could see them as biological brother and sister. For one, V had no ass at all, and despite the long and dramatic trench coat (that hugged this woman’s figure e xquisitely ) Johnny could tell this woman had an ass. And a nice rack on her. “And to think you were someone V would bone.” The woman muttered aloud, forcing Johnny to stop his gawking, only then noticing her staring back at him. “Sorry princess, but you did come banging on my door like an ex-lover at 3 in the fuckin’ mornin’.” Johnny snarked back with a smirk. The woman scoffed, walking past him towards the door, but Johnny caught the slight color change in her cheeks when she passed. Johnny chuckled lowly as he grabbed the key to V’s AV from from the desk beside the bathroom, shoving his gun into his holster. “Everythin’ alright in here?” Johnny heard as he popped his head around the corner, seeing that Valley had opened the door and a police officer was standing on the other side. “Got some complaints about gunshots and screamin’.” The officer muttered, looking around Valley into the apartment. Johnny walked up behind her and shook his head. “Nothing to concern yourself with, officer .” The words were spit out with venom as Johnny leaned against the door, nearly nudging Valley out of the way. “You know the area.” Johnny said with a shrug, glaring back at the man. Looked like the same cop that nearly got that ex-cop down the hall killed for not giving a shit. “We were just headed out.” Johnny stated sharply, grabbing hold of Valley’s arm and hitting his shoulder with the officer’s shoulder as he got out the door, pulling Valley along. The officer chuckled behind him as the door to V’s-er Johnny’s , he guessed, apartment slid shut and locked loudly. Johnny felt his blood boil from the sound. “Easier just to let people know you were bringin’ a joytoy back to get aggressive with. No need to be called out for a domestic with a cumslut.” The officer muttered aloud. Johnny stopped, just a moment after Valley did. Valley turned a lot quicker around than he did. “So if you knew that the noise complaints were involving a joytoy or doll, you’d ignore it?” Valley snapped quickly, her fists already in balls as she walked back up to the officer. The officer’s hand went to his hip and Johnny reached for his own gun at his hip. “Oh, I’m sorry, is being a slut a hard job?” The officer chuckled back down at her. “Is being a cum guzzling whore dangerous?” The officer asked, bending down with a smirk that Johnny suddenly grabbed hold of Valley’s arm and pulled her a step back. “Try being a cop.” The officer continued. “Not much of a difference.” Valley spit back. “Both get fucked by Corpos all the time. Only difference is that pigs don’t need to be paid extra to swallow.” Valley snapped. Johnny couldn’t help the snort that left his body as he watched the officer’s face drop. The small moment quickly died as the officer pulled his gun from his holster. Johnny quickly pulled Valley from the situation, vaguely hearing the police scream and curse as the two sprinted away from the scene, down the stairs, past the gym and into the elevator, quickly shutting the thing and going up to the roof. Even as they rode upwards, Johnny could hear the officer swearing and screaming. A few shots of gunfire followed. Johnny now laughed as he leaned against the side of the elevator. “Had my doubts ‘bout you bein’ V’s sister, but after that little show? No doubt.” Johnny chuckled, nodding back down to where they had been. Through the glass, Johnny could see the officer having a tantrum, now across the apartments to better see their elevator going up, looking for another way up to the roof. Johnny turned his attention back to the woman. She had her arms folded, obviously in her own head, glaring at the elevator doors. Johnny could have sworn he felt heat coming off of her. “V never mentioned he had a sister.” Johnny said, changing the subject, leaning against the elevator’s wall. Valley blinked, pulling herself back to where she was before looking over at him. “Should have just put a bullet to his head.” Valley muttered, looking past Johnny, out to the apartment buildings as they continued climbing higher. “Get rid of at least 1 corrupted fuckin’ cop.” Valley growled, her jaw clenching as she spoke. “Police station isn’t too far from here if you want to go burn the place to the ground.” Johnny shrugged, folding his own arms. Johnny watched as Valley’s glare slowly faded as she let out a small chuckle. “Know anyone with explosives?” Valley asked and Johnny nearly doubled over from laughter, but easily kept that in his chest, instead just chuckling. Maybe 50 years ago, but now, he was still new to being alive, let alone knowin�� where to get some more nukes. “Didn’t bring mine with me into the city. Hard enough as is to get into the fuckin’ place without havin’ explosives in the trunk.” Valley chuckled. Johnny stared at her for a moment before chuckling. The elevator doors opened. “I remember V had to smuggle in some kinda lizard into the City to get in.” Johnny chuckled, walking out the elevator doors. The sound of police sirens weren’t as loud the higher they were. Johnny suspected that one or two might be for the little commotion that Valley caused with the cop down in the apartments, but they wouldn’t even be in the same building when they got to the roof. Only way to get to the roof was by the elevator. Pretty shitty design, but Johnny didn’t give a shit. Place was meant to be torn down anyway, but enough people kept living there that they kept bringing in money into the Corpo’s pockets. Johnny pressed the key to the AV and the AV opened up. Valley followed behind, lookin at the AV and raising an eyebrow. “What? Don’t look like the kinda guy that owns an AV?” Johnny sassed as and got into the AV. “No, you don’t.” Valley stated as she hesitantly got into the AV. Johnny chuckled as she sat down beside him, flinching as the doors closed. “Please provide your destination.” The fancy British voice of the AV said. “V’s place.” Johnny stated, reaching over and grabbing two champagne flutes with clear liquid in them. Johnny knew V filled the fuckers up with vodka instead of the champagne that they were supposed to have in them. “Noted. En route.” The voice said again. “Here.” Johnny said, reaching to hand Valley the drink. Valley didn’t move her hand from the arms of her chair. Didn’t even look towards him. Her eyes were fixated on the floor. Johnny looked at her knuckles and saw them going white. “Don’t like flyin’?” Johnny asked with a chuckle in his voice. Valley shook her head. “Rather drive.” Valley muttered, shutting her eyes tightly as the AV got into the air. Johnny rolled his eyes, drinking the Centzon down. “Willin’ to stand up to a cop about joytoys than to fly in an AV?” Johnny snarked aloud. Valley glared over at him, snatching the drink from his hand before drinking it all before coughing violently. “Fuck!” Valley hissed, looking for a place to put the glass down. Johnny moved his own back to its original placement before grabbing the empty one from Valley’s hands. “Jesus!” Valley snapped, glaring over at the vodka flutes. “Couldn’t just be water er somethin’?” Valley snapped, more mad at the two other filled flutes than she was at him. Johnny chuckled, leaning back into his seat, spreading out as he usually did. “Can’t handle your liquor, princess?” Johnny asked with a smirk, reaching for his sunglasses and finding nothing. Johnny let out a small, displeased grunt at the fact that he couldn’t just materialize the fuckin’ things. Wasn’t expecting to leave the apartment till morning. Wasn’t expecting to be woken the fuck up by V’s long lost sister at 3 in the fuckin’ morning. “Initiating landing sequence.” The British voice announced. Valley looked both relieved and extremely stressed. Even if she was V’s sister, he could think of one way that she could relax. Johnny found himself adjusting his pants slightly. Fuck he needed a good lay. Shouldn’t be hard. Didn’t have any trouble back in the day... “We have arrived at your destination.” The AV announced. The door opened automatically and Valley quickly got out of the AV. Johnny rolled his eyes as he followed behind. Valley looked up at the penthouse building. “V lives here ?” Valley asked, gesturing towards the house. Johnny chuckled and nodded. “Oh, I’m going to fucking kill him.” Valley growled lowly, already grabbing one of her pistols. “Watch the guns, princess, there’s security drones around here.” Johnny chastised, catching up to her as she walked towards the front door. “Pretty sure if they nearly shoot my head off, they’ll take yours off without hesitation. ‘Specially with a gun in your hand.” Johnny muttered as he walked up to the front door. “Put the gun away.” Johnny snapped, nodding at her gun. Valley let out a sharp sigh before doing so. “Now. Stay here.” Johnny stated, taking the few steps up to the building, putting a code into the door. Valley rolled her eyes and folded her arms. “I’m not a fucking dog.” Valley hissed as Johnny entered the house. Johnny rolled his own eyes as he heard her following behind. Johnny hesitated for a moment as he heard noises in the house. Valley walked in beside him before Johnny grabbed her arm and forced her to stop. Valley glared back up at him before he tapped his ear, indicating her to listen. Valley stopped and listened, as Johnny slowly pulled his gun out. Valley followed suit with the action. Johnny and Valley slowly headed towards the gun stash. Fuck. Johnny wasn’t prepared. He was just in a tanktop and his leather pants. No bullet proof vest or nothing. Should’ve known he’d find himself in some shit sooner or later. Just expected it to be later and when he actually figured out what he was going to do in regards to money. May have tried out that rockstar life he sorta missed out on when Samurai broke up. After Alt died, he had kind of spiraled out of control...well, not ‘kind of’. He couldn’t remember much from 2013 to 2023. It all seemed like a blur of drugs and alcohol and deals that got him a nuke or two. It was a blur, and as much as V insisted that he needed to go to therapy for it, Johnny honestly felt at ease after coming back. New body and all kinda helped. Well he did feel at ease...did before he had a gun in his hand in V’s house. Johnny looked over at Valley and counted down from 3. Gave her a second or 2 to process, but that’s all she needed as she nodded back. Johnny counted silently aloud before hitting the door’s button that made it open. “Oh my God!” Valley screamed, quickly averting her eyes from the scene. Johnny let out a good laugh. The source of the noise? V fucking Kerry...or rather he had been for about a second before Johnny got to fully witness what V looked like while blowing his load. Had the pleasure of having an up close and personal experience when V and Kerry trashed and burned that shitty record guys’ yacht. “Johnny get the fuck out!” Kerry snapped as V quickly pulled out and looked mortified at the whole thing. Johnny laughed, leaning against the doorframe, much to both Kerry and V’s discomfort as the both grabbed something to hide themselves. Kerry going for a more modest plant while V grabbed a machine gun. “Forget that I’ve been in your head when you did this the first time?” Johnny asked V as he ushered Johnny out of his little armoury and shoved past him, rushing up the stairs. “You forget when we -” Johnny got out before Kerry punched him in the stomach, making him bite his tongue and fall to a knee from the force and cough. “T-Touchy subject?” Johnny coughed as Kerry quickly ran up the stairs after V. Johnny laughed with a hiss as he stood up, holding his stomach for a moment longer, trying to subside the pain by sure willpower. Didn’t miss that. Didn’t miss the raw pain of bein’ alive. When he was with V, he got a small snippet of emotions and feelings. None ever compared to the real thing. The only one that came close was whenever V thought about Jackie; gave him a call and left a voicemails whenever anything of importance happened. That was something that always hit Johnny with full force. Johnny walked back into the living room, noticing a slight breeze to his right. His eyes turned towards the source and saw Valley leaning up against the guard rail. Johnny walked out onto the terrace and leaned beside her, pulling a cigarette from his case in his pocket and putting it in his mouth. The lack of nicotine that V took in when Johnny was in his head really changed him. V really changed him. It was just a habit now. He didn’t light the thing. Just needed a little familiarity, but the taste didn’t do as much as it once did...even with a new and not-fucked-up clone body. “Was...was that Kerry Eurodyne?” Valley asked after a moment of silence. Johnny looked back over at her. Even in the neon lights, he could see that her face was flushed still. Johnny chuckled, feeling it go through his whole body. That was something he also wasn’t used to. Feeling so...so light . Sure, corpos were still shit, Arasaka was still around and doing shady shit and hell, the world was in a worse state than when he flatlined and got trapped in an Arasaka mind prison, but...he was alive . And Adam Smasher was dead...and so was Rogue. The lightness was quickly replaced with guilt. Johnny nodded his head, not letting guilt take over as he spoke. “And you’re some Johnny Silverhand impersonator, right?” Valley asked, leaning on one arm to turn and look at him. Johnny raised an eyebrow back at her. “You’re all in this poly relationship, but you forgot it was Kerry’s night with V.” Valley stated, looking serious as she spoke. “V and I really liked Samurai growing up so it makes a little sense that he’d fuck anyone in the band he could get his hands on.” Valley shrugged. Johnny stared back at her before laughing. “Disappointed you didn’t cash in on that option?” Johnny asked playfully. Valley raised an eyebrow back at him. “You know, Johnny was known as a player.” Johnny chuckled with a wink of his eye and a wiggle of his eyebrows. Valley snorted and shook her head. Johnny should have saved that for later. Her face was still a light pink from earlier and he couldn’t tell if she was even remotely affected by his words. “That your final guess on what he’s been up to?” Johnny asked, raising his eyebrow while leaning now to look at her. “That your brother ditched you to get kabobed by the leading men in Samurai?” Johnny asked playfully. Valley let out a snort through her nose before laughing. “Oh God ew!” Valley said through her laughter. “I don’t want to think about that !” Valley snapped through her laughter, punching Johnny in the arm before reeling back as she hit his metal arm. “Fuck!” Valley hissed, looking at her hand and then his arm. Johnny chuckled at the action, as she shook her hand and walked away from the rail. “Even went as far as choppin’ your arm off?” Valley asked, looking back up at Johnny. Johnny opened and closed his left hand, looking at the metal arm. “You could say I wasn’t made with one.” Johnny said, leaning backwards against the railing now. A cool breeze blew against his back, sending a shiver up his spine. Despite global warming and all the shit they were doing to keep the little piece of ice in Antarctica frozen still, it meant that summers were hot and winters were cold . Johnny couldn’t even imagine the weather after 50 years. It was in the middle of October, and that was the first cold breeze Johnny had felt. Didn’t help that Night City was beside the ocean. “Alright, what the fuck is so fuckin’ important that you need to show up here at nearly 4 in the fuckin’ mornin’?” V asked angrily as he walked out of his house and onto the terrace. Couldn’t really take him seriously as he was wearing a frilly little robe. Johnny didn’t say a word, only nodded towards Valley. Johnny watched as V turned and the anger in his face suddenly disappeared. Valley’s face was slow to respond. The two looked shocked to see the other. “V-Valley?” V asked hesitantly. Johnny watched as the anger V once had on his face was transferred to Valley’s. “What are you doi-” V got out before Valley walked up to him and punched him in the face. And then continued to punch him and tackle him to the ground and beat the shit out of him. “Hey hey hey! Knock it off!” Kerry snapped as he came running out in a similar skimpy little bathrobe that V was wearing, grabbing hold of Valley and trying to pull the girl off V. Valley was so caught up in beating the shit out of her brother that she didn’t even realize that she elbowed Kerry in the nose. Kerry let out a sharp hiss as blood came rushing out of his nose. “Little help Johnny.” Kerry snapped back at Johnny who had just stood and watched it all happen. Johnny rolled his eyes as he went and grabbed Valley and tore her off of V, his cigarette dropping in the process. Despite her desperate attempts to continue beating the shit out of V, Johnny pulled her off of him. “You promised me, Vincent!” Valley screamed as Johnny physically picked her up and held her from V as he lay on the ground. Valley kicked and screamed, trying to get Johnny to let her go, but luckily, the new cybernetic arm was helping keeping her restrained. “You promised, Vince, you promised me !” Valley continued to scream, but now Johnny had the unpleasant feeling of tears drip onto his arms. His cybernetic one was advanced, so he could feel the gentle droplets, but his non-cyber arm felt like they were heavier. Kerry was now kneeling beside V as he sat up. V’s nose was bleeding, he had a cut on his cheek and his head and would have a hell of a bruise under his eye. Johnny didn’t have to be in V’s body to know that hurt...but it wasn’t the physical hurt that V was worried about. He looked as if his heart was breaking and Johnny could almost feel the phantom feelings as if they were his own. Valley soon slowed down her kicking and screaming that it stopped all together. Johnny slowly put Valley onto the ground where she seemed to crumple up. A heart wrenching sob left her mouth as she sat on her knees, her hands on the ground to steady herself, but even they didn’t look sturdy. “Valerie, Valley, please, Val fuck , I’m-I’m so-I’m so sorry.” Johnny took a step back from the scene as he watched V crawl over to Valley, grabbing onto her hand tightly. That only made Valley sob even harder. V pulled Valley into his arms and let out his own sob. “Val I’m sorry, please, Valley, please I’m so fucking sorry.” V sobbed as the two held each other. Johnny walked around them and grabbed Kerry’s arm as he looked at the scene, confused and obviously distraught at it all. “Come on, Ker, let’s give them some privacy.” Johnny muttered as he pulled Kerry into the house with a little force. “What the fuck is going on?” Kerry asked, blood from his nose still running down his face. Johnny led him into the kitchen and turned on the faucet before grabbing a towel and running it under the cool water. “Johnny, who the fuck is that?” Kerry asked as Johnny handed him the wet towel as Kerry continued to stare out where they both knew V and Valley were. Johnny knew Kerry was concerned, but he also felt the hint of jealousy in his tone. “That’s his sister.” Johnny stated seriously. Shock and disbelief crossed Kerry’s face. Johnny only sighed, grabbing a fresh cigarette from his pocket and lighting it up.
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kermitbread · 4 years
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ok fuck it. this thing has been in my drafts for far too long now, and I think it's about time I stop being scared and just post it already hsjjsksfjdk
concepts of an au I probably will never write, based off/inspired the ghost hotel au (of course, with some differences)
Daily Life at the Ghost Cafe (summarized)
somewhat light, slice of life-esque
the Ghost Hotel here isn't a hotel, but a cafe
Nene is a simple village girl (just a catch though: she can see and interact supernaturals)
She can see Mokke, but they're pretty harmless
She's afraid of the even more dangerous supernaturals, though
Because of her odd connections to the far shore, the people of the village don't really like her
She's forced to leave her village when things somehow get out of hand
Gets lost in the forest that's said that no one ever gets out of ever again
Until she stops by a strange but nifty looking building in the middle of the woods
She finds out it's a cafe and meets one of the staff
He introduces himself as Tsuchigomori, who mostly tends to the front counter
He spooks Nene out for a while (who wouldn't be spooked)
Then she meets another member of the staff, Aoi, who's one of the waitresses
She helps ease the tension in the whole room at least
Everyone's looking ordinary, yet Nene couldn't help but feel like something's off
"You must be tired, right? Why don't you have a seat and I'll get something for you to drink?"
She follows Aoi's offer and sits down for a while, but the feeling never leaves her
Finally her resolve breaks and she sneaks to the back, where the kitchen is
And boy, what a load of surprises it was
Floating kitchen utensils, and that broom sweeping up dirt on its own
A blond haired boy in chef's attire was busy adding icing on a tray of cupcakes
He would have looked normal if not for the wolf's ears and tail
He was also yelling at a pink haired boy wrapped in a lot of bandages
This cafe wasn't ordinary after all! It was a cafe full of supernaturals!
She accidentally makes a noise and catches their attention
"Huh? It's a human!"
"What?!"
Nene gets scared and runs off from the cafe
Not too far off in the forest, she bumps into something
A dark purple mass of arms and eyes blocks her path, hovering over her menacingly
About to be attacked, she just waits for the worse to come
She catches sight of some will-o-wisps flying right at the creature and tearing right through it at high speed
It breaks apart and Nene slowly looks up to see who had rescued her
It was a... young boy?
With choppy black hair and a white seal on his right cheek
Wait, why did he have those will-o-wisps around him?
He comes near her, reaching out to pat her head and smiles
"You gotta be more careful, you know? Humans die pretty easily."
His smile becomes wide, showing off extremely sharp fangs
Ah. A vampire...?
Does she faint regardless? Yep
Hours later, she wakes up in a room
It's the manager's room at the second floor of the cafe
Was she brought here by that boy? Were they going to eat her?
She starts plotting her escape, but the door opens and the same boy enters
"Oh, you're awake!"
He seemed pretty friendly, just like Aoi
Come to think of it, none of those supernaturals really meant any harm
One of them did save her, after all
"Sorry for frightening you. It's been a long time since we've seen any humans around these parts."
"It... it's okay... I overreacted..."
Somehow the fear of supernaturals fade away slightly
"You can call me Hanako! I'm the manager of this place."
Manager?! He certainly didn't have the looks of one
"I'm Nene. Thank you for saving me!"
Well, she had to be at least polite to her savior
Even if he was prone to probably murdering her
"I'm sorry if everyone here scared you. I assure you, none of us have ever harmed any human ever!"
The way he says it doesn't really make it better
Ok, maybe a little bit
"We can take you back to your home, if you'd like. Sorry for the trouble we've caused."
He sounded so apologetic
Nene felt a little guilty
"No... Actually... I don't have a place I can come home to anymore."
Hanako is silent for a while. It's like he knows what she's talking about all too well
"...why don't you stay with us?"
"Eh? A-are you sure? I'll just be a bother..."
"It's fine! Besides, we could use a little bit more hands around here."
Nene felt glad about it. She could at least show her gratitude properly now
And despite being a supernatural, Hanako was kinda cute
She did not think that. Nope. Nope.
And thus begins her daily life in the Ghost Cafe
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I posted 836 times in 2021
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For every post I created, I reblogged 9.3 posts.
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#support but i’m just so stressed and so drained i can’t keep up always and then i feel so guilty and just asfdhfhgjhj i love all my friends
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“I’m sorry.
I didn’t mean to make you cry.”🌸
- Toilet Bound Hanako Kun (The confession tree🌳)
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AidaIro’s au’s are really Nene’s stories
I want to share something I always thought about regarding AidaIro’s Hanako au’s (ghost hotel, hoto, playing cards etc) I was talking out my ideas with Cat and Hope and by doing so I have something cohesive to share.  
In my head I can actually imagine Nene being the one to come up with all these au’s cause she’s so creative and in her own fantasy world sometimes. She loves romantic things but also loves odd and dark things so I could see the au’s fitting that.
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(That’s @thehopeelias​ art btw that she did for a Tiny Light cover/animatic we collabed together on here)
Monster Nursery
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Hanako admitting to himself what he truly wants
So we all remember the parallels from the Clock Keepers Arc to Picture Perfect right? Hanako realizing that for the first time ever there’s someone in his life that makes him care about who lives and who dies. Something precious enough to him that he wants to have a future unlike himself.   
“I don’t know what you think of me kid... But i’m already dead. So if someone else is going to live or die... It makes no difference to me.” 
“It shouldn’t have made a difference... If you were doomed to die. I didn’t think I’d care... one way or the other, but... I want you to live, Yashiro...”
But now... can we talk about this in ch 58 for a second 
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He can’t go the moon with her. He can’t be with her and at this point right here he doesn’t even contemplate the idea at all if he could stay with her. He doesn’t even voice internally this is what he wants. He instead apologizes to her internally like he rejected her wants because he can't even ever entertain the idea that this will last. He knows it won't and he’s set in that belief acknowledging nothing else but the fact that he will grant Yashiro’s wish and extend her lifespan somehow. 
Now let’s talk about ch 71
Hanako knows that the severance is happening and he’s gonna be separated from her. But in this moment now he does voice to himself what he truly wants! He does entertain the idea of going to the moon with Yashiro (continuing to be with her) He doesn’t want this! 
He now cares so much that he want’s to think about what a future with Yashiro would be like right when it’s all falling apart (literally). But we don’t talk about this growth. He doesn’t see himself as someone who deserves a future, he’s dead, he’s a murder and so on... BUT that doesn't stop him right now from admitting to himself this is what he wants. Cause he found something in this universe that is worth desiring this anyway. 
And maybe it's just me who feels this way but for someone with as much self hated as Hanako, that is a huge step. Cause he’s clinging to the one thing that makes him forget about all that in this very moment and admiting this might be a reason to fight to get back to even this limbo if he could.  
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Lily (DMLD) and Playing Cards AU Nene
I was reading Dear My Living Dead yesterday with @thehopeelias​ and found some interesting things. 
The parallels between Hanako and Nene and Lily and Karuto are obvious givens but there’s some other things as well.
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For example Playing Card (Royal AU) Nene and her background. 
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httpbread · 4 years
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I love your writing so much! Ahhh I’m new to the fandom and binged everything, but anyway ANGST TIME! Kindly requesting Hanako comforting reader who’s crying their eyes out and needs some tender love and care
Pairing: Hanako x reader
Words: 1743
thank you!! sorry it’s been taking me so long to work through requests ;; i will get to them! just been dealing with a bit of writer’s block and my own folly
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When Hanako enters the third-floor girl’s bathroom after an errand he expected the same old boring quiet bathroom.
He expected the sunshine shining brightly through the window, staining the room too many colors to even put into words. The stalls empty. The room filled with peace and cheap smelling febreeze, just the way he left it.
He was not expecting the sound of the sink running, or (Y/n) hovering over it, looking up as he held the door open, their face a rosy mess of tears, snot, and despair, letting out a harsh hiccup.
Silence found them, Hanako unable to even speak and (Y/n) looking too choked up to.
He’d never seen them cry before, and he sure as hell had never seen them look like they’d had three breakdowns in a row.
“(Y/n)...? Are you okay?” He reaches up to rub the back of his neck. He’s not sure how to deal with this.
(Y/n) was always so bright and smiley. Seeing them so... emotional, all of the sudden... it was jarring. 
Not to mention his lack of experience with tears.
“Y-Yeah,” they sniffle harshly, reaching forward and twisting the sink off. They then turn to him, plastering a big smile on their lips, “Never better!”
Their words greatly contrast with the way their big (e/c) puffy eyes water.
He frowns at this.
“(Y/n)...”
Only to watch as their lower lip trembles.
Before they’re promptly ducking down, burying their face in a tangle of their thrown up arms, making Hanako jolt straight as a board when they wail, the raw distraught in their voice shaking him right up, “No! I’m not okay!”
He hastily moves forward, their panic infecting him, “Hey! Hey! Easy!”
He lifts his hands, despite his nervousness, reaching for them, though not quite sure what he’s going to do. All he knows is he wants them to stop crying!
“No! Not easy!” They blubber, hunching over a little more, like they’re trying to disappear, “I’m going to fail! I’m never going to college! A-and then- this class- I-“
“Slow down!” He pleads, relenting to set his hands on their shoulders, “(Y/n), you’re freaking out-“
“Of course I am!” They untangle from their arms, brushing off his hands to look up at him, face full of wide-eyed woebegone, “My life is falling apart, Hanako- a-and I don’t know what to do- and-“
Silence fills the bathroom.
In Hanako’s defense, he didn’t know how else to get them to stop talking.
“One step at a time, (Y/n),” he tells them, keeping his voice gentle, “I don’t know what’s got you all riled up, but let’s shove all that aside right now, okay?”
Their tears are seeping down onto his hand, the one he has over their mouth, which they hum into miserably.
“Focus, (Y/n),” he mumbles, promptly removing his hand, “Just work on calming down right now. The world can wait.”
But as they go to protest- and he knows they are, judging by the frantic look that finds their eyes- he only pulls them to his chest, burying their messy face in his uniform.
They let out a muffled whimper, cursing him, but Hanako only holds them tighter, praying it’ll help somehow.
“Nuh-uh,” he chides lightly, to hide his unsureness, “You’re not getting out of this hug until you stop crying.”
He blinks, running his fingers through their (h/l) (h/c) locks.
There are definitely more pressing worries, but he can’t help but gawk at how soft their hair is.
Indulging, he continues to stroke his fingers through their silky strands, keeping his other arm wrapped firmly around them.
Their arms hung limp at their side, as they leaned reluctantly into him, now burying their face into his chest by choice.
He smiles a little.
Even when they were so wound up, they were such a cute little thing.
Hanako isn’t sure how long they stand there, him squeezing them tight in his arms, but eventually, they lift their head.
“I’m not crying anymore...”
“Really?” He comments, hoping a tease would get them out of their rough, “You look like a mess.”
Their lower lip trembles.
“W-Wait! No! It’s a good look!” He hastily amends.
But they’re shoving him away, “You’re a jerk, Hanako-kun.”
He’s moving right back with them, though, lifting a hand to cup their cheek.
“Maybe, but you’re still burning up...” he mumbles, brows drawing as he moves his hand to their forehead, “Come on.”
He makes his way back over the sink they’d been at when he first walked in, turning the tap on.
“I- uhm. I think I might just...” he hears them sigh as he gathers a handful of paper towels, pulling them out one by one to wad them in a big ball, “I want to go home...”
It wasn’t like them to skip class like this. It only served to worry Hanako further.
“Ah, well, life isn’t fair,” he covers up his concern with a sing-song tone, “Now, take a seat, (Y/n).”
“Huh?” Their brows knit, looking up at him.
He gestures to the sink next to the one he had running, “Sit.”
They scratch their head.
He amends, “I’m not asking.”
This makes them let out another heavy sigh.
“You’re so mean...” they grumble, making their way over, “Why couldn’t I have run into Ne-chan instead?”
“What? You don’t think I make a handsome caregiver?” He smirks, wetting the wad of paper towels under the running sink as they do as asked.
“No. I think you’re a jerk,” they argue, voice still a little scratchy, “You suck at this.”
At their petulance, he promptly shoved the icy paper towel wad against their forehead.
They squeak, immediately pressing back against the mirror behind them, away from his help.
“Case in point!” They declare with a big frown.
Hanako only snickers, dropping a hand on the sink they sit on as he leans forward over them, reaching their face with ease, “Just relax, won’t you?”
This time, he very gently pressed the wet wad of towels against their face.
It scrunches their nose up for only a second, but as he slowly brushed it across their burning forehead, their lashes sink down against their cheeks.
He swallows his nerves, trailing the paper towel ball down their left temple to run it over their cheek.
As he runs the wad across the bride of their cheek to their nose, over to the other side of their face, they let out a soft breath, only slightly shaky.
“Does that feel better?” He mumbles to them, delicately brushing their other cheek with the cold water too.
They swallow before responding quietly, “Yeah...”
He runs it up to their right temple before back across their forehead, which he delighted to find has cooled significantly.
As he goes to ask if that was good enough, they speak.
“I bombed the chapter test in math.”
He pulls the makeshift rag away to blink at them.
They look up at him, and he swears it’s like looking at a kicked puppy, the way their sad (e/c) eyes shine at him.
“I got a thirty-three on it, Hanako-kun,” they tell him, lower lip pouting, “A thirty-three.”
“The one we studied for...?” He utters.
They nod, looking down.
“W-Well... we studied for the wrong one...”
He tries to repress the smile that threatens his lips. He couldn’t laugh. It wasn’t funny to (Y/n) right now. They were too troubled to laugh.
“I’m sorry, (N/n)-chan, but it’s going to be okay,” he sets the wad of wet paper towels down on the other as he reassures them, “One test isn’t the end of the world, y’know?”
“But what if it is?” They whisper hastily, “It’s the butterfly effect, Hanako! I failed this test, I’ll fail math class next, and then I’ll drop out, and-“
“- and all of that is the biggest lie I’ve heard all week,” he takes his place back before them, drawing their smaller hands into his own.
They look down at him, still miserable as can be.
“You shouldn’t be so hard on yourself, (Y/n),” he offers her a soft smile, “You’re always giving your best to everything you do. You’re trying so much.”
“Yeah, and I failed,” they remind him, brows pulling together.
“But you tried,” he counters, “That’s all that matters.”
“No, it’s not,” they argue, trying to pull their hands away to, most definitely, gesture at him exasperatedly, “Hanako, I’m going to fail math. There are so many other things that matter!”
He only squeezes their hands, holding them snugger, “Even if you do fail math, it’ll be okay. You’ll brush all this off in no time!”
They stare at him like he’s grown three heads.
He leans forward, nearly brushing noses with them as he smiles.
“C’mon. Lighten up,” he pleads, “I promise you this stupid math class won’t last forever. You’ll be done with it before you can blink.”
He then adds, trying to wrangle a smile out of them, “You’ll be able to forget all these dumb equations in just a couple months. They’ll never hurt you again.”
Hanako’s hands slip out of theirs, bringing them up to cup their face in his as he closes his eyes, pulling their forehead against his.
They don’t respond, but he feels them lean back against them.
Before their arms slowly snake around his neck, pulling him a little closer.
He can’t help his smile.
“You really think so...?”
He blinks his eyes back open to meet their pleading eyes.
Hanako warmly brushes his thumb across their cheek.
“I know so.”
He then tells them firmly.
“Because we’re going to crush your next test!” He declares, pulling away to throw his fists in the air, “Even if I have to get that rotten Teru himself to come mentor you!”
(Y/n) looks up at him owlishly at his words.
Before...
A small grin cracks, breaking out across their lovely lips.
“I’m not getting my hopes up.”
Hanako smirks, sticking his tongue out at them.
“Well, we’ll make sure you at least get higher than a thirty-three this time.”
Instantly, their face lights up with offense.
“Hanako-kun!”
But getting whacked upside the head is more than worth it though, listening to the return of their ever-bright laughter filling the restroom again, easily melting away all his concerns and his heart in the process.
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Ok so. Oscar as Nene (got drag to supernatural stuff like Os got drag to become a huntsman) Ruby as Hanako (playful, deeper than you think, family issue🤣😂) Jaune as Kou Pyrrha as Mitsuba GO BRAINSTORM NOW YA KNOW THE STORY OF HANAKO KUN🤣😂❤️❤️❤️
Hehehe,indeed I do know the story of Hanako-kun,Ly. Especially now that I’m all caught up with both the anime and the mangaseries. Although I will say this though, theanime adaptation of the Mitsuba chapter was one hundred times moreheartbreaking to see play out in animated form. I mean it was alreadysaddening to read about in the manga when I first started but to see it now infull living colour…my heart. Dem feelsman!
Andto imaging Pyrhha Nikkos being Jaune’sMitsuba in a RWBY-inspired Hanako universe is so tragically fitting thatit’s bloody perfect. Y’know it was actually @mojo72400 who first suggested thepotential of a Rosegarden AU based on Hanako-kun. However at the time, I ridiculouslythought that Toilet-Bound Hanako-kunwas about a anime girl who had to survive the social ladder of highschool witha terrible condition that forced to suffer from infrequent trips to the toilet.That’s what the title made me think the story was about. I know that soundssilly in hindsight but can you blame with a title like that? Now imagine howpleasantly surprised I was to realize that TBH was definitely better than I canever imagined.
Anyways,that being said, now that I’ve familiarized myself with the Hanako-universe(and have officially joined its fandom community---Whaddup my toilet-bounddudes!) you can bet your bum that I’m definitely game for a Barn- Bound Ruby Rose RWBY Rosegarden AU and I second the idea of Oscar Pine being the Nene ofthis universe.
Oh!But instead of Oscar being afflicted with the Mermaid’s Curse, let say…that Oscar’s curse is called the Pumpkinhead curse.
 Likeimagine…Oscar being a farm-bred countrypumpkin who had to move to the city to attend high school and becauseof this, he’s affectionately been christened the nickname of “country pumpkin” by his peers.
Let’s say…that much like Nene, Oscar’sstory was that he had a crush on one of his upperclassman and wanted to make awish to change his appearance so that his crush could finally notice him andmaybe become his girlfriend. Let’s say…that having grown up on a farm far outin the countryside, Oscar has always dreamed of living in the city and hadbasically dreamt up this little fantasy of what his dream “highschool experience”would be and for the sake of this AU, one of his ambitions was somehow becomingthe proud lovingly devoted boyfriend of the most popular girl at school.
Nowaccording to rumours around the school, Oscar’s crush liked “tall handsome city boys” so unfortunatelyfor Oscar, his small, cute farm boy look wasn’t going to cut it for him inwinning over the affection of his future girlfriend.
Atfirst Oscar thought that his luck with his crush might not change until heheard a rumour about one of the schools Seven Mysteries. Mystery No. 7---TheRuby Rose of the Abandoned Barn house in the back of the school compound.Basically the deal was that the Ruby Rose was supposed to be some kind ofsupernatural jinn who grant one wish to anyone who is able to successfullysummon it.
Longstory short, Oscar goes to the barn in hopes that he could successfully summonthe Ruby Rose. But to Oscar’s surprise, rather than summoning a super imposingmystical genie of the magic arts here to grant him any wish he so desired likehe had imagined in his impressionable overactive farm boy imagination, Oscarinstead finds a ghost girl dressed in a red hood who addresses herself as RubyRose.
Basicallythe idea I’m having here is that before making the choice to go live in thecity, Oscar lived a rather sheltered life in a small town where the only thinghe had to connect with were books that his aunt would lend him. So because ofthis, let’s say Oscar has a skewed,child-like impression of what the real world is. In a nutshell, he’s very naïve. Not stupid. Just gullibleenough to believe a silly school rumour about a supernatural being who cangrant him his wish to make him desirable enough for his crush to love him.
(YesI know that sounds silly and totally out of character for Oscar but since Oscaris meant to be Nene here I tried to give him the key Nene-isms---her thirst for the love of the oppositesex--- while maintaining some of his canonical RWBY traits).
Anyways;like I said---Oscar successfully summons Ruby: He didn’t really have to domuch. Just leave a plate of chocolate chip cookies and milk in the centre ofthe room while say “Ruby Rose” three times.
Howevershenanigans happen which result in Oscar failing to get his wish from Ruby who,as it turnt out, can’t really do anything to change Oscar’s appearance.
Thisthen leads to Oscar eating a cursed cookie that he took off of Ruby.Let’s say…the cookie is heart-shapedwith red velvet icing and strawberry hearts on one side while the other side wasdecorated like a Halloween pumpkin face.
Let’s say…the idea behind thecookie---the Cursed Pumpernickelcookie--- is that should two people share the cookie, they would be boundedtogether for all eternity and live a lifetime of love, happily ever after.However should the pair’s love not be mutually reciprocated with only one halfof the cookie being eaten, the recipient of the eaten half shall fall prey tothe Pumpkinhead curse.
Thisis what ends up befalling poor Oscar. The idea I had was that, much like Nene,Oscar pilfered Cursed Pumpernickel off of Ruby while she was sifting throughher pocket for another token to help him “woo” his crush.
Whenasked about the cookie, Ruby harmlessly informs Oscar about the “power” of thePumpernickel cookie, not thinking that Oscar would ever be so foolish enough to actually eat itknowing the details of its curse. However, unfortunately for Ruby, Oscar wasthat foolish and eats one of half of the Pumpernickel cookie with the intentionof giving the other half to his crush to bind them together forever.
Let’s say…in this AU, Oscar’s crush is Neon Katt. Like Oscarhas had a crush on her since his first day of high school, falling head overheels in love with her just because she and her friends were close with Oscar’supperclassman pals and Neo was always super nice and affectionate withOscar---y’know like your best friend being nice to your kid brother who has anobvious crush on her type of scenario.
SoOscar goes to give Neon the other half of the Pumpernickel but as he does,their moment is interrupted by Flynt. Let’ssay…in this AU, Flynt and Neon areclose childhood best friends who’ve secretly had feelings for each other foryears. (Because in the squiggle shire, we still ship Funky Cat or whatever the name of Flynt x Neon’s ship is). So Flyntconfesses his love to Neon and much to Oscar’s heartache, Neon reciprocates hisfeelings. She even forgets that Oscar was even standing there before Flyntreminds her of his presense.
Butas Neon goes to take the reaming half of the Pumpernickel that Oscar was aboutto offer her, Oscar, doing his best to hide his sadness, makes up some cock andbull story about the cookie being bad and no longer good enough to give Neonanymore. He then congratulates Flynt and Neon on their newfound relationshipbefore running off; claiming to be returning to class.
Assaid, Oscar is heartbroken---realizing how foolishhe had been for pursuing Neon. But before Oscar could lament on hisfoolishness, he is suddenly overtaken by the Pumpkinhead Curse. Oscar is turned into a pumpkin. Thenext thing Oscar knows he opens what he assumesto be his eyes, looking up to find Ruby standing over him. However for some oddreason, Oscar could no longer feel his hands or his legs. He suddenly feels very, very different.
Itis then when Ruby holds up a mirror to Oscar to show his new pumpkin body---asmall bright orange pumpkin with a fluffy head of leaves and vines which Rubyhad been kind enough to carve out his eyes and mouth so he could see and talkto her. She even took the liberty of carving out tiny holes where Oscar’sfreckles would be on his face.
WhyI like the concept of Oscar’s curse being the Pumpkinhead curse is, not justbecause it was inspired by the Oz character of the same name but mainly becauseof a quote that Jack Pumpkinhead said after he had first come to life:
“…It will take me alittle time to discover whether I am very wise or very foolish…”
 Ilike the idea of Oscar winding up cursed because his affection for Neon and hisdesperation to have her return his feelings had made him foolish in his pursuitof love or something along those lines. I like this idea just as much as I likethe idea of those afflicted with the Pumpkinhead Curse ending up becomingpumpkins to be added to the patch of a supernatural entity known as the PumpkinKing.
Y’knowhow in Hanako, we had the Mermaid Queen apparition who told Nene that if shebecame her servant she would be loved by her and her fish people? Well for thisAU, my idea is that Oscar would become apumpkin in the Pumpkin King’s Patch to be marriedoff to one of his literal spoiled rotten pumpkin-headed children. Sobasically by being cursed, Oscarunintentionally set himself up to become the future groom to the Pumpkin King’s eldest daughter whose been knownto eat her husbands, much to the farm boy’s dismay since not only did henot want to be a pumpkin for the rest of the life but he certainly did not wantto be married off to a pumpkin either at the tender age of 14.
Soto avoid becoming the Pumpkin Princess’ latest snack and umpteenth deadhusband, Ruby makes Oscar a deal he couldn't refuse. Much like Hanako did withNene, Ruby binds herself to Oscar and becomes his "girlfriend" as a means of keeping the Pumpkin King fromclaiming him for his daughter (which basically becomes like a sort of runninggag with the Pumpkin King and his minions constantly trying to persuade orstraight up kidnap Oscar into becoming the future little Pumpkin Prince).
Andto seal to deal that they were now bound together, Ruby eats the other half ofthe cursed Pumpernickel Cookie before kissing Oscar while he was still inpumpkin form which turns him back into a proper human boy.
Sobasically Oscar also ends up losing hisfirst kiss to Ruby; much to the farm boy’s embarrassment.
Butbottom-line, Ruby and Oscar were now bound together through the PumpkinheadCurse. However, because she had went out of her way to help him, Oscar beingbound to Ruby almost meant that he owed her indefinitely.
Andconsidering that Ruby was now Oscar's quote unquote "girlfriend", she pretty much make lives up to that titleby ensuring that Oscar played the part of her so-called lovingly devoted“boyfriend”, wading on the jubilantly childish yet mysterious apparition handand foot while additionally assisting her in her maintenance of the balancebetween the living and supernatural world. Because in Oscar’s case, it waseither that or being a talking pumpkin head turned pumpkin groom married to hisgiant pumpkin wife in constant fear of being eaten for the rest of his life.And that’s my idea for Oscar’s Nene-inspired story for this AU which I guess canwork as a nice little basis for it. Y'know do something similar to the originalHanako series but with a squigglytwist to it, in a sense. Besides I love the concept of Oscar being a cutelittle pumpkin more than him being a fish like Nene. But that's my idea.
Asfor the rest of the RWBY cast as Hanako-inspired characters---Well... as Imentioned before, I really dig your idea of Jaune being the Kou of thisuniverse. We can even maintain the same idea by having him come from a longline of spirit warriors dubbed the Arc-Angels or “Arc Knights” (see what I did there) with his older sister Saphronbeing a more experienced one watching over her brother’s development whilesimultaneously acting as a teacher at his high school along with her wife:Terra Cotta who is the school librarian. I like the idea of Terra beingcompletely oblivious to her wife and her family’s connection to thesupernatural world due to Saphron wishing to keep both her wife and their toddlerson away from that kind of life style. Perhapsyou can even have an idea where Saphron abandoned her duties as an Arc Knightbecause she desired a normal life with a family of her own.
Perhaps…you can have somethingwhere the Arc Knights, being the only spirit warrior family within the mainsetting of the story, were the sworn protectors of the land of the living;working to exorcise any wayward apparitions.
Let’ssay Saphron estranged herself from her family, choosing to work more closely withthe apparitions to focus on maintaining better peace between the two worlds. Butbecause Saphron had left, her baby brother Jaune was forced to take her placeand the two share an interesting dynamic where Jaune wants to prove that hecould be a great spirit warrior who won’t quit like his sister did and Saphronhas to look out for him while feeling guilty for partially making Jaune thewarrior that he was now. That’s one idea.
Nowthat I think about it. This type of story could also work for Weiss and Winter. Like I can easilypicture Weiss being an alternate version for the Kou character of this universewith Jaune being her Mitsuba. OR…perhapsin this AU, the Schnees were a rival spiritwarrior/ exorcist family to the Arcs?
Perhaps…unlike the Arcs who were open to working inharmony with the apparitions, the Schnees were not. Instead the Schneesused their family power to enslave apparitions and use them as their pawns incombat.
Let’ssay, while the Arc Knights adhered to the old school spirit warrior code, theSchnees were necromancers---summoningthe dead to fight their battles for them with little respect their pasthumanity when they were alive which the Arc family greatly frowned upon. (Imean the Schnee family semblance is practically the RWBY equivalent ofnecromancy so in this case it works)
Perhaps…you can even have athing where Jaune and Weiss are rivals coming from strong spirit warrior/exorcistfamily bloodlines or clans so the two basically grew up opposing one anotherfrom birth.
Howeverlet’s say… Jaune secretly has feelings for Weiss and at first Weiss didn’tcare much for Jaune; choosing to focus mainly on maintaining her family’s honouras encouraged by her older sister Winter.
Howeverlet’s say…Weiss ultimately shows asofter side to herself, taking an interest in Jaune’s wellbeing as a “friendwho knew him” after he gets himself involved with a ghost girl named Pyrhha (whowas resurrected by darker apparition) and started committing some questionable acts. Or something alongthose lines.
Idefinitely dig the idea of the Arcs and the Schnees being rival clans whomaintain balance in the supernatural and living world---but while the Arcscoexist in harmony with the apparitions on parlayed allegiance with theMysteries (such as Ruby Rose), the Schnees have a different way of doing thingsdespite fighting for the same cause. And this rivalry is reflected in thecharacter dynamics of Weiss and Jaune (who are students of Oscar’s highschooland his fellow upperclassman) and also their older sisters---Winter andSaphron. I’m going to change my earlier concept. I’m going to make Saphron theschool librarian along with her wife Terra while Winter Schnee is the homeroomteacher of Oscar’s class. Yeah that’s better, I like that better.
Movingalong, I definitely like the idea of Norabeing Oscar's version of Aoi-chan. Since Oscar is the focal character herein Nene’s role, I think Nora can work really, really well as the person acts asthe closest thing to a best friend he has.
Or….maybeJaune can be Oscar’s best friend in this AU but Nora is still his Aoi-chan? Maybeyou can even add a little detail where Nora is Oscar’s foster sister. Like perhaps…in this universe, the Arcs arelong-time friends of Oscar’s family (meaning his aunt and uncle in the farcountry) who were more than willing to allow him to live under their roof whilehe’s in the city pursuing his high school education.
Sobasically let’s say, in this AU, Oscar lives with Jaune who is staying withSaphron and Terra. Baby Adrian alsoexists in this AU too so Oscar and baby Adrian interactions and hijinks canensue.
Ialso like the idea of Nora and Ren also beingtenants of the Cotta-Arc household. Let’ssay…Ren and Nora are basically Jaune’s best friends and adopted siblingswho were taken in by the Arc family when they were kids and ultimately movedout with Jaune to live with his sister.
Soin a nutshell, in this AU, Team JNPR 2.0 or ALPN live together with Jaune, Renand Nora maintaining their roles as Oscar’s surrogate big brothers and sisterand the closest thing to friends he has at school.
Let’s say…in this AU, due to hiscountry upbringing and his introverted demeanour, Oscar has been having a hardtime adjusting to the city and making friends in his new school and class. Butat least he had his big brother Jaune and friends to look out for him.
Asa matter of fact, I love the idea of Ren and Nora being the Aoi and Akane ofthis AU only with a small difference. Much like Aoi and Akane, Ren and Nora arechildhood best friends with Nora having an obvious crush on Ren.
Butrather than Nora being revealed to be one of the Mysteries like Akane, I'm moredigging the idea of Ren being partapparition and the first time he reveals this is to protect Nora. Like imagine…Nora constantly being the onepursuing Ren making her feelings for him obvious just like in RWBY but we don’tknow how Ren feels for Nora. We know he definitely cares for her but we're notaware of his love for her until he reveals himself as one of the Clock keepersto save Nora. 
Likeperhaps Oscar, Ruby and Jaunebelieved that Nora might’ve been masquerading as one of the Seven Mysteries dueto her mysterious dark past sharedwith Ren only for Ren to intervene and reveal himself as the true supernatural.I think that can work.
Asfor who I think the Mysteries in this AU could be, that's definitely tricky---Iknow I definitely want Ozpin to be part of the Three Clock-keepers alongsideRen. Oz can be the Clock-keeper of the Past, Ren the present but I’m not surewho the Clock Keeper of the Future would be to stir up trouble. I kind of low-key want to make Zwei theClock Keeper of the Future. Why? Having a sentient doggo control the futureand wreak havoc? Sure why not XD  
Asfor Mystery No. 2, I’m thinking maybe Blake? Perhaps her mystery could be called “The Staircase of the Beast”?Perhaps this title was shared by her and her “lover” in this universe beforethings turned Grimm when bad rumours started to spread about her lover whichturned them into a beastly monster as a result of it. 
Likeyou can say that originally Blake’s mystery was called “The Belladonna Staircase” and it used to be a sort of romanticspot that blessed couples until the rumours turned her mystery into the“Staircase of the Beast” which only preys on couples.
Ithink that can work swimmingly. As for who would play Blake’s lover in this AU,I don’t care. I’ll leave that for you or anyone to insert whoever you shipBlake with, Ly. I’m not touching that can of worms =_=);
Movingalong, since we established that Pyrhha is the Mitsuba in this AU, she willbecome Mystery No. 3.
Asfor Mystery No. 4, I think Penny works excellently here. I can definitelypicture Penny P. as one of the Seven Mysteries. Not to mention that herpersonality certain reminds me a lot of Shijima Mei.
Thesame can be said for Qrow Branwen as Mystery No. 5. His personality definitelymatches Tsuchigomori the most, at least in my opinion.
Asfor Mystery No. 6, well since the manga is now getting to touch base on hischaracter and storyline as one of the Seven Mysteries, I don’t quite know muchabout him as yet. So I’ll hold off on my choice on who could play his role fromthe RWBY universe.
Lastly,as for who will be our broadcasting clubtrio in this AU; well I think it should be obvious. In my eyes, I’mthinking Cinder Fall could play a goodequivalent to Tsukasa Yugi. While she may not share the family relation asTsukasa does to Hanako/Amane Yugi, I still think that Cinder can work as Ruby’santithesis given their connection from the canonical series.
Notto mention that Cinder Fall is the one character who can match Tsukasa’s eerilymalicious nature, in my opinion. So with Cinder as Tsukasa, this puts EmeraldSustrai and Mercury Black as her versions of Sakura and Natsuhiko with Emerald,of course, being the one bonded to Cinder like Ruby is to the Oscar.
Ithink that aspect of it definitely works a lot. But again these are just only my ideas I’m spouting. Nonetheless, letme know what you think Ly?
Didthis squiggle meister deliver well onserving up enough good brainstorming food for ya ;) I hope I did. Cheers fam!
~LittleMissSquiggles (2020)
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miss-sternennacht · 4 years
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Tsukasa Yugi isn’t who we think he is.
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